{"product_id":"bloody-sunday-a-fifty-year-fight-for-justice-hardcover-1","title":"Bloody Sunday - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eIan Hernon\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFifty years on, a compelling new perspective on one of the most violent and controversial events of The Troubles in Northern Ireland.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e On January 30, 1972, the day that became known as Bloody Sunday is remembered as one of the darkest and bloodiest events of The Troubles in Northern Ireland. Thirteen people were killed outright when members of the British Army's Parachute Regiment opened fire on civil rights demonstrators in the Bogside--a predominantly Catholic part of Londonderry. The ongoing fight for justice has driven the long process towards prosecutions culminating in the murder charges brought against the paratrooper known as Soldier F. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Author Ian Hernon, who worked as a reporter during The Troubles, draws upon eye-witness accounts and his own recollections from the period to create a compelling account of how the tragedy unfolded. He describes how, in the run-up to the massacre, passions were already stretched--with the atrocities on both sides--and looks at the activities of 1 Para along with the tactics employed by the IRA. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Fifty years after the events of Bloody Sunday, this important book considers the immediate aftermath, including the Widgery \"whitewash,\" the protests and internments, the bombings and tit-for-tat violence, and the long decades of social unrest before reconciliation.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA print journalist since 1969 and a lobby correspondent in the Commons since 1978.\u003cb\u003e Ian Hernon\u003c\/b\u003e covered the Troubles in Northern Ireland and more mayhem in the Middle East. He ran the oldest Parliamentary news agency for 15 years. For five years until 2018 he was deputy editor of \u003ci\u003eTribune\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the author of a dozen books including the best-selling \u003ci\u003eBritain's Forgotten Wars\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.34 x 9.37 x 6.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 15, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47411330580701,"sku":"9781398107984","price":35.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/NhNX5PyldI9781398107984.webp?v=1783803677","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/bloody-sunday-a-fifty-year-fight-for-justice-hardcover-1","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}