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A Tough Nut to Crack - Andersonstown - Voices from 9 Battery Royal Artillery in Northern Ireland, November 1971-March 1972 (Paperback)
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A Tough Nut to Crack - Andersonstown - Voices from 9 Battery Royal Artillery in Northern Ireland, November 1971-March 1972 (Paperback)
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Loot Price R518
Discovery Miles 5 180
You Save R114 (18%)
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On the outskirts of west Belfast in Northern Ireland, and in the
shadow of the Black Mountain, is situated the predominantly
Catholic community of Andersonstown. Between November 1971 and
March 1972 this small area of land, which is just two miles long by
one mile deep, became the scene of many gun-battles between the men
of 9(Plassey) Battery, Royal Artillery and 1st Battalion Belfast
Brigade, Irish Republican Army. This book is a record of the
violent clashes which took place on an almost daily basis on
housing estates which looked no different than those found on
mainland Britain. After the events of'Bloody Sunday' in Londonderry
on the 30 January 1972 in which thirteen civilians were shot dead,
the attacks against the soldiers intensified to an unprecedented
scale. The whole community of Andersonstown appeared to rise up
against the small band of men from 9 Battery. There are truly
terrifying accounts from twenty of the men who took part in the
struggle to maintain the peace on the streets of Andersonstown.
They describe how it felt to face the rioters, and how it felt to
be under attack from the Provo gunmen. Contemporary newspaper
reports have been used to illustrate the viewpoints of both sides
involved in the conflict. The book contains many recently
discovered photographs of the arms and explosives found by the
battery in their searches. None of these images have ever been
published before. There are also reproduced statements issued by
the Provisional IRA which originally appeared in the'Volunteer'
news sheet issued around the estates, and these serve to
corroborate some of the astonishing tales told by the soldiers.
This is the only book about the Troubles in Northern Ireland which
covers just one single tour of duty as seen through the eyes of the
men who were there. By the end of the tour in March 1972 the IRA in
Andersonstown had been almost completely destroyed as a fighting
force. The 110-strong unit of men of 9 Battery were given a task to
do, to crack The Toughest Nut- and they gave it their all.
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