Missing in Action: The 50 Year Search for Ireland's Lost Soldier (Paperback)

The dramatic true story of a brave young soldier who laid down his life to save a comrade, and the struggle to identify his burial place and repatriate his remains. On 15 September 1961, eighteen year old Trooper Patrick Mullins was posted missing after a bloody ambush of an Irish UN convoy in the Congo. During the fierce gun-fight, Mullins was killed and his body taken as spoils of war by the rebel militia. When Ireland finally ended its UN mission in the Congo Tpr. Mullins' body remained buried in an unknown grave. With the 50th anniversary of his death fast approaching, the Mullins family remains caught in the terrible nightmare of maintaining an empty grave at the foothills of the Galtee Mountains. This fascinating book describes Mullins' story, the struggle to find his body, and the difficulties in bringing it home.

General

Imprint:	The Mercier Press Ltd
Country of origin:	Ireland
Release date:	June 2010
First published:	April 2011
Authors:	Ralph Riegel • John O'Mahony
Dimensions:	215 x 135 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	256
ISBN-13:	978-1-85635-694-7
Categories:	Books > Fiction > True stories > War / combat / elite forces > General Books > Humanities > History > British & Irish history > General Books > Humanities > History > African history > General Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Military history Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > War & defence operations > Battles & campaigns Books > Humanities > History > World history > From 1900 > Postwar, from 1945 Books > History > African history > General Books > History > British & Irish history > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > Military history Books > History > World history > From 1900 > Postwar, from 1945 Promotions
LSN:	1-85635-694-9
Barcode:	9781856356947

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