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It's a very weird sensation to be shot at. Very often you see the gunman when it's too late or you don't see him at all. You might as well just be targets on a rifle range. I often wondered if I would get through this tour ok, and even now I still do. In the four-month period during 1971 that Gunner Stephen Corbett was stationed in Andersontown, Northern Ireland, 33 servicemen were killed by terrorist action in the province. His unit, 9 (Plassey) Bty, Royal Artillery, was attacked by a bomb, bullet or rioters on more than 400 occasions. Here, for the first time, this account of his service is vividly brought to life and validated through newspaper articles, intelligence reports, and surviving examples of IRA propaganda. Share in the day-to-day life of a Gunner and his 'band of brothers' as they patrol the streets of this unforgiving suburban battleground. Relive the sights and sounds of the rioting and gun battles, and the devastating losses of fallen comrades Bernie Fearns and Kim Maccunn.

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Book category Books in English Humanities History Military history

• Full title: Belfast Diaries
• Author: Steve Corbett
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 208
• EAN: 9781909384071
• ISBN: 1909384070
• ID: 01247466
• Publisher: Helion & Company
• Weight: 572 g
• Dimensions: 233 × 157 × 13 mm
• Date of publishing: 15. March 2013

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