A Force Like No Other: The Next Shift: More real stories from the RUC men and women who policed the Troubles

Breen, Colin

ISBN 10: 1780732384 / ISBN 13: 9781780732381

Published by Blackstaff Press, 2019

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Force Like No Other: The Next Shift: More real stories from the RUC men and women who policed the Troubles
• Publisher: Blackstaff Press
• Publication Date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1780732384
• ISBN 13: 9781780732381
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

RUC officers’ insider accounts reveal the Troubles’ front-line realities, detailing the IRA border campaign, Mitchel-era violence, and the 1987 Enniskillen bombing for readers seeking authoritative, vivid firsthand understanding.

In this follow-up to his bestselling A Force Like No Other, Colin Breen brings together more compelling insider stories from RUC officers who served during the Troubles. Includes stories about the IRA border campaign (1958–62), the Shankill Butchers murders and the 1987 Remembrance Day bombing in Enniskillen.

About the Author

COLIN BREEN is a journalist and broadcaster and has written extensively for local and national papers, including the Belfast Telegraph, Sunday World and Sunday Times. In his former life he served in the RUC, and was based in Belfast for over ten years at the height of the Troubles. He is currently working on a TV project on The Shankill Butchers for BBC Northern Ireland.