Bloody Sunday in Derry: What Really Happened [Illustrated] [Paperback]

Eamonn McCann (Author), Maureen Shiels (Author), Bridie Hannigan (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 254 pages
• Publisher: Irish Books & Media; illustrated edition edition (January 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0863221394
• ISBN-13: 978-0863221392
• Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 5 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,268,549 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Thank You Eamonn, January 24, 2000

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G Phillips (Ireland) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Bloody Sunday in Derry: What Really Happened (Paperback)

There has been a lot of rubbish written over the last 22 years about the events of Bloody Sunday. This book tells the story of the victims, from the point of view of their loved ones, and in doing so, demolishes the lies that have been circulating about the Civil Rights March. This is a deeply angry and sorrowful book about an event for which we have never recieved any explanations or apologies from the British Government. Essential reading about the Northern Irish Troubles.

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4.0 out of 5 stars A whitewash from the British., March 16, 2009

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Kevin M Quigg (Gettysburg, Pennsylvania United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Bloody Sunday in Derry: What Really Happened (Paperback)

As the author relates, IRA sentiment in Derry was not widespread before the Civil Rights March and the subsequent killing of 14 individuals. The British placed one of their front line units to contain the march and were surprised when the Paras opened fire with live bullets. Then to compound the problem, they detailed their head Judge to whitewash the actions of the Army. As the author relates, if there had been some condemnation and punishment of the soldiers, things in Northern Ireland would not have gotten so bad. However, they whitewashed what happened and even gave some soldiers promotion. This is not the fair tolerant British one has come to understand as allies in WWII. They did something destructive, and never apologized for their actions.

The author is a left wing Irish nationalist. I thought this book would be prejudiced along certain lines, but he does a thorough job of debumking the myth that the soldiers were in harm's way. They were using live ammunition on peaceful demonstrators. The British have never fully justified their actions and the subsequent whitewash. Book has a short biography of each of the 14 victims.