The American Connection: U.S. Guns, Money, and Influence in Northern Ireland

First American Edition and Printing. A NEAR FINE, bright, clean, tight, scholar/collector-worthy copy. INSCRIBED and SIGNED by the author on the half-title page: "To Barbara Best Wishes - Jack Holland". "Belfast-born author and journalist Jack Holland believes that the Troubles in Northern Ireland of the last 30 years cannot be truly understood without taking into account the influence of Irish America. Beginning in 19th-century America with the Fenian Brotherhood, an American connection has continued right up to the current peace accord." 300 pages. "Holland reviews the flow of money and illegal munitions to the IRA from the United States, and dissects the often ill-informed reporting on the crisis in Northern Ireland in the American press. Finally, he examines the U.S. role in the current peace process and its positive impact on political events in Northern Ireland." GH3.