There are heros and there is John Thompson

[Artie Fufkin]

Recommend any reading from both points of view chaps?

Some books I read during lockdown Ken when I got a bit obsessed with reading up on The Troubles, all fascinating reads, though obviously some grim, dark, sinister stuff

Ambush - Adams, Morgan & Bainbridge
The Operators - James Rennie
Undercover - Joe Carter
The Nemesis File - Paul Bruce
Double Agent - Kevin Fulton
Fishers of Men - Rob Lewis
Stakeknife - Martin Ingram & Greg Harkin
The Shankhill Butchers - Martin Dillon

[Artie Fufkin]

There's loads of documentaries on amazon and elsewhere I watched too

Like I say, I read one book and got a bit hooked on reading and watching as much as I could (when lockdown permitted doing that)

[Blott]

There's loads of documentaries on amazon and elsewhere I watched too

Like I say, I read one book and got a bit hooked on reading and watching as much as I could (when lockdown permitted doing that)

you summed me up quite brilliantly there. I went back as far as around 1900, after the famine. People think the majority of Irish wanted independence, it is not as clear as that. Many worked for and had a good living working for the state, many were in the UK army.

It wasn't the British who murdered Collins.

[LG1660]

The books about Martin McGartland are really good and very close to the knuckle.

If you like reading about the SAS, then I recommend the book Soldier I. The part about the Battle of Mirbat and the Fijian SAS hero Labalaba is eye opening and shows what these warriors are capable of. They suggest Labalaba should have been awarded the VC for his efforts.