The Dirty War

Informationen zum Autor Martin Dillon is a native of Belfast although educated in England. He lived in France for a time and returned to Northern Ireland to work as a journalist with the Irish News before joining the Belfast Telegraph. He also worked as a freelance journalist for several national newspapers and American periodicals. In 1973 he wrote Political Murder in Northern Ireland which is regarded as the definitive study of political assassination in Northern Ireland. His second book, Rogue Warrior of the SAS, is a biography of the Second World War hero, Lt. Col. Robert Blair Mayne, and is published by Arrow. The Shankill Butchers which was a bestseller in both Ireland and Britain was the first in his trilogy of books about Northern and Southern Ireland. Martin Dillon has written plays for BBC radio and television and has been Editor in Northern Ireland of many of the BBC's programmes in the area of current affairs. He now works for the BBC History Unit in London. Klappentext In this enthralling and controversial book, Martin Dillon, author of the bestselling The Shankill Butchers, examines the roles played by the Provisional IRA, the State forces, the Irish Government and the British Army during this troubled period. Zusammenfassung In this enthralling and controversial book, Martin Dillon, author of the bestselling The Shankill Butchers, examines the roles played by the Provisional IRA, the State forces, the Irish Government and the British Army during this troubled period.

Product details

• Authors: Martin Dillon, Dillon Martin
• Publisher: Arrow
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 21.11.1991
• EAN: 9780099845201
• ISBN: 978-0-09-984520-1
• No. of pages: 544
• Dimensions: 110 mm x 178 mm x 34 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Contemporary history (1945 to 1989); Non-fiction book > History; Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000, European History, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Intelligence & Espionage, HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century, HISTORY / Europe / Ireland, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / 20th Century, Northern Ireland, British & Irish history, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, Espionage & secret services, Military intelligence, Espionage and secret services, c 1945 to c 2000 (Post-war period)