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I first read Bandit Country years ago, but Toby has recently updated it for this new, enhanced edition, and once again when I re-read it I was reminded of just how good it is. For me this is the best book on the Troubles there is. His revisions mainly concern individuals he is now able to name given they have passed away in the meantime, and that is hugely valuable as well as being enthralling.
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To the army, South Armagh is 'Bandit Country', 200 square miles of the most dangerous and hostile terrain in Northern Ireland which has claimed the lives of 115 soldiers since 1969. To republicans, it is 'God's Country', the only area in the six counties where the occupiers have successfully been resisted. Toby Harnden has interviewed members of
the army, MI5 and the RUC as well as members of the IRA and prominent republican families to form a detailed and picture of the delicate balance of tensions in the area and explores how geographically and politically important South Armagh is to…
