The Provos: The IRA and Sinn Fein

by PeterTaylor (Author)

• New

  Paperback
  1998

  $15.68

  Based on the author's television series on the IRA, this book traces the group's history and relationship with Sinn Fein.

• Used

  Hardcover
  1997

  $4.73

  This work examines the Provos, from 1969, when the IRA was effectively dead and buried, to within a few short years, when it had resurrected to become the most feared and sophisticated terrorist organization in the world. The book is based on in-depth interviews with key personalities in the Army, Police, British and Irish governments, giving first-hand accounts of the key events. It contains material not included in the television series being broadcast on BBC 1 in autumn 1997. Peter Taylor is the author of Beating the Terrorists? , Stalker - The Search for the Truth , Families at War and States of Terror . In 1995, Peter Taylor was presented with the Royal Television Society's Judges' Award for his lifetime's coverage of Northern Ireland. In addition, he has won three RTS awards for his documentaries Stalker , The Volunteer and The Maze .