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There will be fire : Margaret Thatcher, the IRA, and two minutes that changed history / Rory Carroll.

Carroll, Rory, (author.).

Summary:

"A race-against-the-clock narrative that finally illuminates a history-changing event: the IRA's attempt to assassinate Margaret Thatcher and the epic manhunt that followed."-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780593419496
  • ISBN: 0593419499
  • Physical Description: xii, 397 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
  • Publisher: New York : G. P. Putnam's Sons, [2023]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 353-397).
Formatted Contents Note:
Prologue: Invisible Beings -- Part I Genesis of a plot. Mountbatten -- The friendly skies of South Armagh -- The chancer -- Hunger -- The England Department -- Part II Countdown. The bomb burglar and Mr. T -- Friends -- Rejoice -- Blackpool -- Salcey Forest -- Tightrope -- Room 629 -- Clockwork -- A white light -- Part III Manhunt. Wetting worms -- Hypothenar evidence -- Dublin -- London -- Glasgow -- Reckonings -- Epilogue.
Subject: Thatcher, Margaret > Assassination attempts > England > Brighton.
Magee, Patrick, 1951-
Irish Republican Army.
Attempted assassination > Investigation > England > Brighton > History > 20th century.
Terrorism > England > Brighton > History > 20th century.
Northern Ireland > Politics and government > 1968-1998.
Great Britain > Politics and government > 1979-1997.
Ireland > Politics and government > 1949-
Genre: Informational works.

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at Madison County Public Library.

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Mars Hill Library 363.325 CAR (Text) 30229101360237 Adult Nonfiction Available -