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OverviewOn Saturday the 4th December 1971, loyalists from the Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF), some believe facilitated by the British Military Intelligence, planted a no-warning bomb on the doorstep of a family-run bar in north Belfast. It led to the single greatest loss of civilian life in The Troubles until the Omagh bomb in 1998. The victims were to become the forgotten victims of a very dirty war. Official British sources immediately claimed the bombing was an IRA 'own goal'. Some believe that this was in fact a British Military Intelligence 'dirty trick', designed to show the IRA what they were up against, in the 'hope' that they would give up. In fact, this massacre precipitated an onslaught of violence on both sides and, in the minds of some, helped inspire a generation of republicans to 'resist' at all costs. For many, the McGurk's Bar Massacre was a turning point in The Troubles. The bar had been raised. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Ciaran McAirtPublisher: Books Noir Ltd Imprint: Frontline Noir Dimensions: Width: 13.00cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 19.80cm ISBN: 9781904684930ISBN 10: 1904684939 Pages: 300 Publication Date: 20 November 2019 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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