- Paperback: 419 pages
- Publisher: Mandarin; 2nd Revised edition edition (16 April 1992)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 074931205X
- ISBN-13: 978-0749312053
- Product Dimensions: 17.4 x 10.6 x 3.2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,206,586 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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According to Interpol, Northern Ireland is the most dangerous place in the world for a policeman. The Royal Ulster Constabulary costs #1 million a day to operate, and since 1970 nearly 300 of its members have been killed and more than 9000 injured. Remarkably, there are almost 20 times as many applicants as vacancies in the force, whose techniques and expertise are emulated throughout the world. Daily, its members risk being gunned down or bombed, both by the Provisional IRA and Loyalist paramilitary groups. Yet a question mark hangs over its impartiality. This is an account, by a journalist and Ulsterman, of the RUC's history. Drawing on official records, the memories of serving and retired officers, and the opinions of those both in support and opposition, it covers the controversial use of plastic bullets, the management style of Sir Kenneth Newman, the Stalker affair and the continuing ramifications of the Anglo-Irish Agreement.
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26 of 28 people found the following review helpful
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This book is going to be viewed, depending on your opinion of the situation in Northern Ireland. This would be a mistake, This not only a history of the force but that of Ireland. It starts from the force in the whole of ireland thru the setting up of the state of N.I. and the changes of the police to those events. It gives the inside views of the people involved. It pulls no punches and makes admissions not widely heard. Reading this book will give a better insight into the problems of northern ireland and the difficulties of the police, as a target for all sides. I found impossible to put down and have a high respect for the people who have the guts and courage to wear the uniform. Unlike other police forces, once they take that choice, their lives and those around them are changed forever and there is no turning back.
Are you that Brave?
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5 Jun 2004
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A realistic non bias look into the RUC that helps us understand what these brave men and women had to suffer in the name of peace.
Often the meat in the sandwich but always there. A recomended read for anybody who wants to know what it felt like, and what it took to be part of one of the bravest police forces in the world. No wonder the force was recognised by the "George Cross Medal for bravery"
Often the meat in the sandwich but always there. A recomended read for anybody who wants to know what it felt like, and what it took to be part of one of the bravest police forces in the world. No wonder the force was recognised by the "George Cross Medal for bravery"
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