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Item Details
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LIGHTING CANDLES
A PARAMILITARY'S WAR WITH DEATH, DRUGS AND DEMONS |
By: |
David Leslie |
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Paperback |
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£9.99 |
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£7.29 |
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£2.70 |
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ISBN 10: |
1845027515 |
ISBN 13: |
9781845027513 |
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Reprinting. This item may be subject to delays or cancellation.
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Publisher: |
BLACK AND WHITE PUBLISHING |
Pub. date: |
2 June, 2014 |
Pages: |
256 |
Description: |
When Manny McDonnell was twelve he awoke to discover British troops surrounding his home in the toughest area of trouble-torn Belfast. This book presents a colourful account of one man's nightmare journey through blood, bombs, bullets and smuggling that offers fresh insight into the world of major crime. |
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When Manny McDonnell was twelve he awoke to discover British troops surrounding his home in the toughest area of trouble-torn Belfast. Internment had begun and, encouraged by a fiercely Republican mother, he took to the streets with other school kids, throwing bricks, bottles and petrol bombs at soldiers. Jailed at fifteen for having IRA links, he became a unit commander leading deadly missions for the INLA before joining the IPLO, a group so vicious even the IRA ordered it to disband. But his decades of commitment to a free united Ireland turned to disillusion when bombs killed two little boys. By then he was a regular visitor to Scotland, where he befriended major gangland player Paul Ferris and then became the right-hand man of Tam 'The Licensee' McGraw. This remarkable, colourful account of one man's nightmare journey through blood, bombs, bullets and smuggling is a mix of tragedy, fear and humour and is a unique insight into the world of major crime. It includes stories telling how police unwittingly helped car bombers; a terrifying brush with the deadly Shankhill Butchers; the businessmen who made fortunes investing in drugs; hunting a child killer and a host more.It is also the story of how it is possible to put the past behind you and begin a brand new chapter. |
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8pp colour plates |
Publication: |
UK |
Imprint: |
Black and White Publishing |
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Returnable |
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