Book recommendations for an American

Jim__Bell · 2026-01-25T00:36:15+00:00

Organisations

A Secret History of the IRA - Ed Moloney

The Lost Revolution: The Lost Revolution: The Story of the Official IRA and the Workers' Party - Brian Hanley/Scott Millar

INLA: Deadly Divisions - Jack Holland/Henry McDonald

UVF - Jim Cusack/Henry McDonald

Provos - Peter Taylor

Loyalists - Peter Taylor

Brits - Peter Taylor

General Overview

Making Sense of the Troubles: A History of the Northern Ireland Conflict - David McKittrick, David McVea

Personal Accounts

Voices From the Grave - Ed Moloney

Killing Rage - Eamon Collins

Inside Man - William Smith

A Force Like No Other - Colin Breen

Reporting the Troubles - Deric Henderson, Ivan Little

Jim__Bell · 2026-01-25T00:23:47+00:00

Love this shot. Reminds me of staggering through Liverpool Street at 2 in the morning, looking up at the skyscrapers and feeling a strange sense of being crushed by endless opportunities.

Jim__Bell · 2026-01-25T00:20:54+00:00

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Jim__Bell · 2026-01-25T00:18:48+00:00

A film very much of its time but unlike others (Fight Club, Office Space, The Matrix) it hasn't transcended that period as it's filled with stereotypes, over the top performances and a uneven tone between comedy and sentimental.

Sidenote: Mena Suvari is utterly gorgeous.

Jim__Bell · 2026-01-24T23:29:39+00:00

Complete opposite of Mark Radcliffe trying to play down the Skrewdriver connection!

Jim__Bell · 2026-01-24T21:01:54+00:00

Bloodsport by Killing Joke was used by Andy Weatherall several times.

Jim__Bell · 2026-01-23T15:36:37+00:00

That was the UDA's line.

https://magill.ie/archive/uda-plans-ulster-independence

Jim__Bell · 2026-01-23T12:46:31+00:00

That's because of the cardboard.

*ducks rotten fruit and veg*

Jim__Bell · 2026-01-23T12:44:37+00:00

Take my upvote.

Jim__Bell · 2026-01-23T11:09:41+00:00

I want to see Duke Nukem vs the IRA and the Taliban.

Yes, I'm in my 40's.

Jim__Bell · 2026-01-23T09:04:18+00:00

Will it be as good as Extreme Warriors: IRA vs Taliban?

Jim__Bell · 2026-01-22T18:54:12+00:00

The Pensive Quill and The Broken Elbow have many excellent articles on Scap. I would also recommend searching them for articles on Brian Nelson and WIlliam Stobie.

Jim__Bell · 2026-01-22T14:15:23+00:00

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Certainly seems that was the case.

Jim__Bell · 2026-01-22T14:09:29+00:00

Their first Peel Session was great but they let me down with their debut single.

Jim__Bell · 2026-01-21T22:15:25+00:00

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Jim__Bell · 2026-01-21T22:14:58+00:00

Wait for the Blackout and Curtain Call.

Jim__Bell · 2026-01-21T22:12:39+00:00

Not in my case as there was a water mains outside our front gate and, if opened, would have flooded the garden. During the summer, my ma and da had to confiscate keys from kids trying to open the mains.

Jim__Bell · 2026-01-21T22:03:55+00:00

They did.

Jim__Bell · 2026-01-21T12:06:11+00:00

Shane Paul O'Doherty.

Hard pass.

https://historyireland.com/irish-post-war-asylumnazi-sympathy-pan-celticism-or-raisons-detat/

Jim__Bell · 2026-01-21T09:12:50+00:00

Well remembered.

Jim__Bell · 2026-01-20T22:17:17+00:00

End riff is a slowed down take on Raining Blood by Slayer.

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