Lost Lives: The Stories of the Men, Women and Children Who Died as a Result of the Northern Ireland Troubles

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This work may be written objectively but as you read it you cannot help getting sympathetic, sad, angry and frustrated at the immense lose of life that went on year after year despite all communities condemning death after death after death. It is not concerned with the political bickering, but with the lives of those who have suffered and the deaths which have resulted from more than three decades of conflict. Lost Lives: The Stories of the Men, Women and Children who Died as a Result of the Northern Ireland Troubles. The word 'murder' is not used in the book, even though it features in quotes and legal charges bought against individuals involved in the deaths that the book chronicles.

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His shot ricocheted off a wall and fragments of the one bullet hit the three boys he couldn't even see; one lost the fingers of one hand, another lost the back of his head but survived; the third was 16 year old Leo McGuigan. All the casualties are remembered here—the RUC officer, the young soldier, the IRA volunteer, the loyalist paramilitary, the Catholic mother, the Protestant worker, and the new-born baby. On 23 October 2019, a film (1 hour, 29 minutes) based on the book Lost Lives was released in the UK for one night only. Like the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall, this book tallies the human cost of "the Troubles" in one place. Lost Lives: The Stories of men, women and children who died as a result of the Northern Ireland troubles, (2nd Ed.The looming prospect of a no-deal Brexit and the potential that has for reigniting the conflict combines in my mind with the fond memories I have of my visit to Northern Ireland two years ago to leave me with a feeling of grave foreboding and also hope that the foundations of peace laid over two decades ago and built upon since will bear up under the pressure of today's political blundering. We understand that not everyone can donate right now, but if you can afford to contribute, we promise it will be put to good use. The book was out of print by December 2020, and Chris Thornton said that he and the surviving authors did not wish the book to be reprinted.

Lost Lives: The Stories of the Men, Women and Children Lost Lives: The Stories of the Men, Women and Children

More Hamburger icon An icon used to represent a menu that can be toggled by interacting with this icon. anyone in or out of Northern Ireland, or anywhere else for that matter, who thinks violence is the answer should read this (or even just slowly flick through it) and see that it achieves nothing except needless pain and suffering generally by those not involved. This book is a 1600-page obituary, cataloging each life lost during "the Troubles," a huge undertaking whose results have garnered accolades in the U. The film features graphic contemporary footage of the Troubles that is juxtaposed against imagery of the natural landscape of Northern Ireland including rivers, waterfalls, and a swan.It is the story of the Northern Ireland troubles; it is not concerned with political bickering but with the lives of those who have suffered and the deaths which have resulted from more than three decades of conflict. Before joining the BBC he was a senior reporter with the Irish News where he specialised in security-related stories. This is an incredible piece of meticulous journalism about an era many of whom are totally ignorant.