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Siege at Jadotville

The Irish Army’s Forgotten Battle

By: Declan Power

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Siege at Jadotville

The Irish Army’s Forgotten Battle

By: Declan Power

The Irish soldier has never been a stranger to fighting the enemy with the odds stacked against him. The notion of charging into adversity has been a cherished part of Ireland’s military history. In September 1961, another chapter should have been written into the annals, but it is a tale that lay shrouded in dust for years. The men of A Company, Thirty-Fifth Irish Infantry Battalion, arrived in the Congo as a United Nations contingent to help keep the peace. For many it would be their first trip outside their native shores. Some of the troops were teenage boys, their army-issue hobnailed boots still unbroken. They had never heard a shot fired in anger. Others were experienced professional soldiers but were still not prepared for the action that was to take place. Led by Commandant Pat Quinlan, A Company found themselves tasked with protecting the European population at Jadotville, a small mining town in the southern Congolese province of Katanga. It fell to A Company to protect those who would later turn against them. On September 13th, 1961, the bright morning air of Jadotville was shattered by the sound of automatic gunfire. The men of A Company found their morning mass parade interrupted, and within minutes they went from holding rosaries to rifles as they entered the world of combat. This was to be no Srebrenica; though cut off and surrounded, the men of Jadotville held their ground and fought. This is their story.

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1504758889

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Ooh! What a Lovely Pair

Our Story

By: Anthony David McPartlin,Declan Joseph Oliver Donnelly,Andrew Milligan

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Ooh! What a Lovely Pair

Our Story

By: Anthony David McPartlin,Declan Joseph Oliver Donnelly,Andrew Milligan

This is the book everyone has been waiting for: national heroes Ant and Dec, Britain's most successful television duo, have invited their millions of fans into their world. From youth clubs to blind school, pubs to jungles, there's a wealth of behind-the-scenes anecdotes that have never been told until now. Ant and Dec met when they were thirteen on the set of Byker Grove in Newcastle. They didn't warm to each other immediately, but soon enough they became best mates and have been inseparable both on and off screen ever since. Bad rap, stunts going wrong, schoolboy pranks and off-screen antics are just some of the experiences they write about in this wonderfully entertaining memoir, full of vivid observations, colourful reminiscence and charming digressions, Ooh! What a Lovely Pair will give millions of fans an insight into the genuine intimacy and refreshing sense of humour that the two TV icons share.

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0718154460

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Ooh! What a Lovely Pair

Our Story

By: Ant & Dec,Anthony David McPartlin,Declan Joseph Oliver Donnelly

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Our Story

By: Ant & Dec,Anthony David McPartlin,Declan Joseph Oliver Donnelly

An idiosyncratic collection of vivid observations, colourful reminiscence & charming digressions, Ant & Dec's book is packed with comical anecdotes, & will give their fans an insight into the intimacy & sense of humour that the two TV icons share.

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1408485885

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Siege at Jadotville

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Ooh! What a Lovely Pair

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