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Lost Lives: The Stories of the Men, Women and Children Who Died Through the Northern Ireland Troubles (Hardcover)

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  • Hardcover: 1648 pages
  • Publisher: Mainstream Publishing; 2nd Revised edition edition (Jun 2004)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 184018504X
  • ISBN-13: 978-1840185041
  • Product Dimensions: 25.2 x 16.2 x 6.2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 47,850 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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We know that John Scullion, a Catholic shot dead in 1966, was the first. If only we could be sure that Charles Bennet, killed 33 years later, was the last. They are the opening and closing entries in this towering volume that documents the deaths of the 3600 men, women and children killed as a result of the troubles in Northern Ireland over the last 34 years. They are all here, IRA men and British soldiers, Loyalist terrorists and RUC officers, shoppers and tourists, mothers and children; those who made the news, those murdered unnoticed and unmourned by the outside world. In dispassionate, objective prose, the authors--three journalists and an academic--record the circumstances of every death and a detail about the dead. Here are the men who chose to fight, here are the people who found themselves in the wrong place at the wrong time. And here, in 1998, close to what we can only hope must be the end, are the dead of Omagh. In their story, as in others in this catalogue of evil, the humanity of those who rush to help the injured comes in moving contrast to the inhumanity of those behind the bomb. This book--a brilliant combination of the journalistic and the scholarly--will stand as a memorial to the dead. Would that it never requires a sequel. --Kim Fletcher --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.


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A work filled with passion and violence, with humanity and inhumanity. It is the story of the Northern Ireland troubles told through the lives of those who have suffered and the deaths which have resulted from the conflict. The authors - three of them Belfast-born and the fourth an American - are award-winning journalists. Over a seven-year period they examined every single death which was directly caused by the troubles. Their research has seen them interview witnesses, scour published material and draw on a huge range of investigative sources. "Lost Lives" traces the origins of the conflict from the firing of the first shots, through the carnage of the 1970s and 1980s and up to the republican and loyalist ceasefires and beyond. All the casualties are here: the RUC officer, the young soldier, the IRA volunteer, the loyalist paramilitary, the Catholic mother, the Protestant worker, the new-born baby. Each account is impossible to ignore.
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5.0 out of 5 stars THE Troubles book., 22 April 2004
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This review is from: Lost Lives: The Stories of the Men, Women and Children Who Died as a Result of the Northern Ireland Troubles (Hardcover)
Having read the petty criticism of the reviewer who awarded this important, brilliant book only one star, I felt compelled to write and state that it is my belief that Lost Lives is perhaps the only truly essential book to have been published on the last tragic 30 years of the Northern Ireland troubles.

The authors of this mighty tome deserve all the praise that they have already received, and then some. Yes, there are inaccuracies and some mistakes, many of which have been corrected in ongoing editions, but this is the first (and only) book to date that has put the focus fairly and squarely on the human cost of that era from which we are all now, hopefully, trying to move on from.

My guess is that our one-star contributor has an axe to grind or is just plain jealous of the achievement displayed in this book but, in the face of the recent onslaught of publications about failed politicians, so-called major scandals and revelations of the Troubles, and quick profiteering from these tragic years by greedy publishers, Lost Lives remains the only book worth bothering with.

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars A poignant reminder of those we forgot., 27 Oct 1999
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This review is from: Lost Lives: The Stories of the Men, Women and Children Who Died as a Result of the Northern Ireland Troubles (Hardcover)
This book is an extremely compelling work, dispassionate but all the more sad because of it. As I read through it, I became very sad - reading how many people I knew met their violent death. It serves as a reminder to all that we must find a way forward by learning from the mistakes of the past. Over 3600 of them.
The one dissapointment in the work is that it excludes, on purpose, the names of those convicted of the murders. The reason given for this is so as not to give rise to vengeance but surely those seeking vengeance for the murder of a loved one or friend would know the names of those convicted.
I would recommend this book to anyone from the province and to people elsewhere - so that you may learn from our mistakes too.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Good for reference, but slightly innaccurate., 6 Feb 2003
I never thought of myself as being affected by the terrorist attack on our communities, but leafing through this book I was reminded of friends, relatives and just atrocious events I heard about whilst growing up in Belfast and North Down. I was shocked by just how many I knew!

The dispassionate but nonetheless gruesome account of the Omagh Bomb brought a lump to my throat, even though none of the victims were known to me.

I would have appreciated a note of how many of the murders remain unsolved. It would be a chilling statistic to know how many murderers remain to be caught, and are living amongst us.

My only gripe is that some of the dates are wrong.

Some errors are understandable. The subject is difficult one, filled with numerous facts and figures and now sadly out of date.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Lost Lives
Very detailed book. Very impressed with it but it will take a long time to read. Great to refer to if interested in Northern Ireland troubles
Published 1 month ago by Mary M. Hillicks

5.0 out of 5 stars Harrowing read
a book written by a American,Prodestant and catholic writers,doesnt attempt to gloryfy the troubles like some books ive read do just puts the whole conflict in prospective and... Read more
Published 11 months ago by nick mason

5.0 out of 5 stars Should be compulsory.
I came to this book a bit late - in 2007 - after always meaning to look at it but not quite finding the time. Read more
Published 13 months ago by Avid Book Devourer

5.0 out of 5 stars Totally engrossing
I received this book as a christmas present, much to my family's amazement. But as they browsed through it after our christmas dinner they were all drawn into it's web... Read more
Published 22 months ago by R. Marsh

5.0 out of 5 stars Not just a book - but a valuable memorial
I have to say that when I lift this book from it's space on the shelf, I always find it hard to stop reading it and to put it down. Read more
Published on 3 Dec 2006 by T. A. Gordon

5.0 out of 5 stars Essential reading
I haven't finished this. I never will. It is too heart-rending. It lists 3697 victims of the Troubles, including not only those who died as a direct result of violent acts, but... Read more
Published on 27 Oct 2006 by Nicholas Whyte

5.0 out of 5 stars Heart rending
This volume is more than a book -- it's a memorial to all those who have died as a result of the Northern Irish troubles. Read more
Published on 11 Jan 2000

4.0 out of 5 stars A compelling account of terrible events
Not only is this book an extraordinary feat of research and compilation, it is also remarkably readable. Read more
Published on 15 Oct 1999

1.0 out of 5 stars Very disappointing. A great opportunity wasted.
This book could have been a definitive work but it isn't. The names of eyewitnesses are missing, there are mistakes and misinterpretations and there is little attempt made to... Read more
Published on 11 Oct 1999

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