Bloody Belfast: An Oral History of the British Army's War Against the IRA

Ken Wharton's "Bloody Belfast" is an oral history of the Troubles in Northern Ireland, based on firsthand accounts from soldiers. It provides a chilling insight into the killing grounds of Belfast's streets and encourages more former soldiers to come forward to tell their stories.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 360 pages
Publication date: 26 February 2018
Publisher: The History Press Ltd

Former soldier Ken Wharton, who had witnessed the troubles in Northern Ireland firsthand, has written a fascinating oral history book titled "Bloody Belfast." The book offers a chilling insight into the killing grounds of Belfast's streets, based on firsthand accounts from the soldiers who braved the hate-filled mobs. Wharton's work takes the reader on a walk through the darkened, dangerous streets of the Lower Falls, the Divis Flats, and New Lodge, alongside the soldiers who faced the violence of the newer, but no less violent streets of the 'Murph, Turf Lodge, and Andersonstown. Wharton has interviewed UDR soldier Glen Espie, who survived being ambushed and shot by the IRA not once, but twice, and Army Dog Handler Dougie Durrant, who, through the incredible ability of his dog, tracked an IRA gunman fresh from the murder of a soldier to where he was sitting in a hot bath in the Turf Lodge, desperately trying to wash away the forensic evidence. Wharton's reputation for honesty, established from previous works, has encouraged more former soldiers of Britain's forgotten army to come forward to tell their stories of "Bloody Belfast." The book continues the story of his previous work, presenting the truth about a conflict that has sometimes been deliberately underplayed by the Establishment.

Weight: 552g
Dimension: 155 x 234 x 30 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780750985475
Edition number: New ed