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Author:
Crawley, John, author.
Title:
The Yank : the true story of a former US Marine in the Irish Republican Army / John Crawley.
Publisher:
Melville House,
Copyright Date:
2022
Description:
ix, 270 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Subject:
Crawley, John.
Provisional IRA--Biography.
Irish Republican Army--Biography.
United States.--Marine Corps--Biography.
Political violence--Northern Ireland--History--20th century.
Marines--United States--Biography.
Northern Ireland--History--1968-1998.
Autobiographies.
Summary:
The author details the challenges of his training as a Marine, then putting his munitions and demolition skills to use as a volunteer for the Provisional IRA, describing his experiences running guns with Boston mobster Whitey Bulger and offering his observations on IRA leadership and their military and political tactics.
ISBN:
1612199844
9781612199849
LCCN:
bl2022027589
Locations:
DAPG173 -- Mason City Public Library (Mason City)

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