num_pages: 432
description: 
  This work examines the Provos, from 1969, when the IRA was effectively dead and buried, to within a few short years, when it had resurrected to become the most feared and sophisticated terrorist organization in the world. The book is based on in-depth interviews with key personalities in the Army, Police, British and Irish governments, giving first-hand accounts of the key events. Based on the author's television series on the IRA, this book traces the group's history and relationship with Sinn Fein.

language: English
title: Behind The Mask: The IRA and Sinn Fein
titlecomplete: Behind The Mask: The IRA and Sinn Fein
genres: Ireland, War, Politics, British Literature, European History, Nonfiction, Irish Literature, History
ratings_count: 372
publisher: TV Books