- Paperback: 276 pages
- Publisher: Arrow Books Ltd; New edition edition (2 July 1992)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0099195712
- ISBN-13: 978-0099195719
- Product Dimensions: 17.6 x 10.8 x 2.6 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 668,098 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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A convicted IRA gunman, Joseph Doherty, gained notoriety in the USA through his continuous frustration, until February 1992, of British attempts to extradite him. New York named a street corner after him, and American public figures referred to him as a "prisoner of conscience". Providing details of the internal workings and operations of the Provisional IRA, this book traces Doherty's story. It follows the legal events and offers evidence of how Margaret Thatcher's direct intervention ironically turned an IRA killer into a hero. Martin Dillon is the author of "The Shankill Butchers" and "The Dirty War".
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A great story about a dedicated member of the IRA.
13 Oct 2008
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Killer in Clowntown is about the life of career IRA-man Joe Doherty. Doherty joined the IRA's youth organization as a teenager and then was recruited into the IRA after being 'vetted' ....i.e. after serving time in prison and keeping his mouth shut. He later became infamous as a member of an IRA team that used an M-60 machine-gun to ambush British military patrols. After being sent to prison again...this time for a long time...he staged a daring prison break and escaped from one of the most secure prisons in Northern Ireland. He later fled to the U.S. where the British government pressured New York City lawyers to extradite him back to Britain.
If you have not read any of Martin Dillon's books on The Troubles, this is one of his 'standard' stories. Standard in that it reads like a novel, has unique personal accounts of the actors involved, and makes one wonder how Dillon was able to get such detailed information about the events. Simply top notch like the rest of his works.
If you have not read any of Martin Dillon's books on The Troubles, this is one of his 'standard' stories. Standard in that it reads like a novel, has unique personal accounts of the actors involved, and makes one wonder how Dillon was able to get such detailed information about the events. Simply top notch like the rest of his works.
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