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Wasted Years, Wasted Lives Volume 1: The British Army in Northern Ireland 1975–77
Wasted Years, Wasted Lives Volume 1: The British Army in Northern Ireland 1975–77
Wasted Years, Wasted Lives Volume 1: The British Army in Northern Ireland 1975–77
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Wasted Years, Wasted Lives Volume 1: The British Army in Northern Ireland 1975–77

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The first volume in this two-part oral history brings to life the experiences of British Army soldiers during the Troubles in the mid 1970s.

British Army veteran Ken Wharton has written extensively on the bitter conflict in Northern Ireland, shedding light on the experiences and sacrifices of British military and police. Though often overlooked by historians, many of these committed soldiers and peacekeepers lost their lives in the fighting.

Combining his own personal experience with meticulous research and firsthand testimonies from fellow soldiers, Wharton takes reders into the dangerous streets of the Ardoyne and New Lodge, of Andersonstown, Turf Lodge and Ballymurphy, and of the Creggan in Londonderry and the Derrybeg in Newry. He is equally candid and critical of the Loyalist paramilitaries and the Republicans, as well as the Irish-Americans and their political stooges in the US Government.

This book is for anyone who wishes to look back and try to understand the madness inflicted upon several generations of innocent Irish and British people.

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Release dateJul 19, 2013
ISBN9781910294215
Wasted Years, Wasted Lives Volume 1: The British Army in Northern Ireland 1975–77

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