Aktion	Zweigstelle	Standorte	Status	Frist	Vorbestellungen
Vorbestellen	Zweigstelle: 07., Urban-Loritz-Pl. 2a	Standorte: GE.EG FS.E Molo / College 2d - Geschichte / Sammlung Duffek	Status: Verfügbar	Frist:	Vorbestellungen: 0

For decades the British and Irish have "got used to" a situation without parallel in Europe: a cold, ferocious, persistent campaign of bombing and terror of extraordinary duration and inventiveness. At the heart of that campaign lies one man - Gerry Adams. From the outbreak of the troubles he has been an immensely influential figure. One of the most compelling questions about the IRA is - how did a man who condoned atrocities that resulted in huge numbers of civilian deaths also become the guiding light behind the peace process? This text tells the story of the IRA from its origins to the present, but concentrating on the time from the start of the troubles to the ceasefire and partial decommissioning of weapons in 2001.

Review: Few would doubt Ed Moloney's credentials in taking on such a contentious subject. The 1999 Irish Journalist of the Year has spent more than two decades covering Northern Ireland, and in particular the role of the IRA. Dedicating this work to those who lost their lives in the 'low-intensity' war that racked the province and all but 'devastated a whole society', Moloney never lets us forget that the small, steady weekly toll of deaths finally amounted to more than 3,700 lives. The impact beyond the six counties was immense too, with repercussions on the lives of people in the rest of the United Kingdom, Ireland and beyond. The prologue opens as sharply as the best fictional drama as we are plunged into a tale of betrayal and bravery, civil rights, international politics, unspeakable atrocities and the rise and fall of governments. We are taken back beyond the plantations of the 16th century to the 12th century and almost up to date again with the events that led to the Treaty of 1921. Enniskillen, Loughgall, La Mon, Bloody Sunday and Bloody Friday too, come under scrutiny. And through it all, there is the underlying hope for the future that prevails even as the peace process struggles and stumbles from one dilemma to the next. Countless characters are considered both within the accomplished text and the accompanying pictures, but one looms largest of all - Gerry Adams, who is compared to Michael Collins and Eamon de Valera, the 'competing founders of Irish independence'. As Moloney himself acknowledges, this is not the complete story, and gaps still exist, but in his attempt to go 'as deep as any outsider can go' he more than acquits himself with this fascinating, brilliantly written account of the turmoil in Northern Ireland that came to be known as 'the Troubles'. (Kirkus UK)