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Killing Thatcher - The IRA, the Manhunt and the Long War on the Crown (Paperback)
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Killing Thatcher - The IRA, the Manhunt and the Long War on the Crown (Paperback)
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Loot Price R469
Discovery Miles 4 690
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The Irish Times No.1 Bestseller A New Statesman ‘Best Book of
2023 so far’ ‘As taut as a fictional thriller’ Mail on Sunday
‘Gripping, detailed and richly layered’ Guardian The gripping
account of how the IRA came astonishingly close to killing Margaret
Thatcher KILLING THATCHER is the gripping account of how the IRA
came astonishingly close to killing Margaret Thatcher and to wiping
out the British Cabinet – an extraordinary assassination attempt
linked to the Northern Ireland Troubles and the most daring
conspiracy against the Crown since the Gunpowder Plot. In this
fascinating and compelling book, veteran journalist Rory Carroll
retraces the road to the infamous Brighton bombing in 1984 – an
incident that shaped the political landscape in the UK for decades
to come. He begins with the infamous execution of Lord Mountbatten
in 1979 – for which the IRA took full responsibility – before
tracing the rise of Margaret Thatcher, her response to the
‘Troubles’ in Ireland and the chain of events that culminated
in the hunger strikes of 1981 and the death of 10 republican
prisoners, including Bobby Sands. From that moment on Thatcher
became an enemy of the IRA – and the organisation swore revenge.
Opening with a brilliantly-paced prologue that introduces bomber
Patrick Magee in the build up to the incident, Carroll sets out to
deftly explore the intrigue before and after the assassination
attempt – with the story spanning three continents, from pubs and
palaces, safe houses and interrogation rooms, hotels and barracks.
On one side, an elite IRA team aided by a renegade priest,
US-raised funds and Libya’s Qaddafi and on the other,
intelligence officers, police detectives, informers and bomb
disposal officers. An exciting narrative that blends true crime
with political history, this is the first major book to investigate
the Brighton attack.
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