Missing in Action: The 50 Year Search for Ireland's Lost Soldier
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Missing in Action: The 50 Year Search for Ireland's Lost Soldier by Ralph Riegel
The dramatic true story of a brave young soldier who laid down his life to try and save a comrade, and the struggle to identify his burial place in the Congo and repatriate his remains.
Picked this book up in a bookshop in PortrushVery informative about Irish troops in the Congo in the 60s. Plus a very interesting story and search for Patrick Mullins. -- Glen Gilpin * Goodreads *
Ralph Riegel is the author of Hidden Soldier and Afraid of the Dark: The Tragic Story of Robert Houlihan. He is the southern correspondent of the Irish Independent and the Evening Herald. John O'Mahony is from Waterford and enlisted in the army in 1960 and served in the Congo with Patrick Mullins in the Armoured Car Group of the 35th battalion in 1961.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781856356947 |
| ISBN 10 | 1856356949 |
| Title | Missing in Action: The 50 Year Search for Ireland's Lost Soldier |
| Author | Ralph Riegel |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | The Mercier Press Ltd |
| Year published | 2010-06-17 |
| Number of pages | 274 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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