Within days of the killing of 13 unarmed civilians and the wounding of 14 others on Bloody Sunday, more than 500 eyewitness testimonies were recorded for presentation to the Widgery Tribunal—but only 15 were considered. The first edition of Eyewitness Bloody Sunday brought to light 100 witness statements that were officially ignored for more than two decades. This book had a phenomenal and far-reaching impact, profoundly weakening the official version of the events of January 30, 1972. In addition to giving a voice to the civilian demonstrators who witnessed the events of Bloody Sunday, it exposed facts supporting the hypothesis that snipers in the vicinity of the old Derry Walls might have shot dead three of the victims. With the Saville inquiry now into its second year of investigations, this book has become a pivotal source of firsthand evidence about what really happened on that tragic day.
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"The book Eyewitness Bloody Sunday . . . was crucial in bringing about the second inquiry into the events of Bloody Sunday." -- BBC News
"This detailed study adds to our knowledge of a pivotal event in modern Irish history." -- Publishers Weekly
"[The book's] revelations and new evidence contributed significantly to the British Government's belated decision to hold a public inquiry." -- Gerry Adams, MP
"This detailed study adds to our knowledge of a pivotal event in modern Irish history." -- Publishers Weekly
"[The book's] revelations and new evidence contributed significantly to the British Government's belated decision to hold a public inquiry." -- Gerry Adams, MP
About the Author
Don Mullan was an eyewitness to the events of Bloody Sunday and is now a civil rights worker in Northern Ireland. He is the author of The Dublin Monaghan Bombings and A Gift of Roses and was coproducer of the new film Bloody Sunday. He lives in Dublin, Ireland.
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