{"product_id":"9781462064694","title":"Policing Ireland's Twisted History","description":"\u003cp\u003eIreland has long been a country of conflict. More than 400 years ago, the occupying English “planted” pre-Celtic Scots in the northern province of Ulster and divested the native Irish Celts of the land their ancestors owned for 2,000 years. This created a deep-seated enmity between the English and Irish, Protestant and Catholic—and it finally exploded in the Troubles.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eAuthor Alan M. Wilson was on the front lines for the bloodbath that tore Northern Ireland apart from the late 1960s through the first years of the twenty-first century. Policing Ireland’s Twisted History reveals Wilson’s remarkable, true story of growing up in Belfast and serving in the Royal Ulster Constabulary as an inspector and as a member of an elite anti-terrorism unit. Wilson’s only goal was to help protect the innocent on both sides. Unfortunately, he became a target himself. \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eBrutally honest and unflinching, Wilson traces his experiences serving Ireland’s divided society for nearly ten years. From watching friends die to the tit-for-tat murders occurring on the streets to staring death in the eye more than once, Wilson reveals the deep, gut-wrenching search for the meaning of it all in the midst of the world’s longest-running terrorist situation. \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eA firsthand look at the Northern Ireland conflict, \u003ci\u003ePolicing Ireland’s Twisted History\u003c\/i\u003e offers an eye-opening, intimate examination of this devastating struggle.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"iUniverse, Incorporated","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47177560064240,"sku":"9781462064694","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781462064694_p0.jpg?v=1763675908","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781462064694","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}