Bibliograph

Type

Label

The Yank, the true story of a former US marine in the Irish Republican army, John Crawley

Language

eng

resource.biographical

autobiography

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The Yank

Oclc number

1343159571

Responsibility statement

John Crawley

Sub title

the true story of a former US marine in the Irish Republican army

Summary

"1975: A young Irish-American man joins an elite US Marine unit to get the most intensive military training possible -- then joins the Irish Republican Army. In a powerful, brutally honest, no-holds-barred recounting of his experience, John Crawley details, first, the grueling challenges of his Marine Corps training, then how he put his hard-earned munitions and demolitions skills to use back in Ireland in service of the Provos. Along the way, Crawley is blisteringly candid about the memorable people he worked with, including behind-the-scenes portrayals of revered IRA leader Martin McGuinness, and of the psychopathic Whitey Bulger, as well as others in the Boston IRA support network. There are vivid portraits of colleagues and enemies, and Crawley is unflinching in his commentary on IRA leadership and their tactics, both military and political. Through it all comes the steadfast voice of a man on a mission, providing an evocative, detailed, and passionate recounting of where that mission led him and why" --, Publisher description

Target audience

adult

resource.variantTitle

True story of a former United States marine in the Irish Republican armyTrue story of a former U.S. marine in the Irish Republican army

Classification