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Ten Men Dead: The Story of the 1981 Irish Hunger Strike Paperback – January 10, 1997

by David Beresford (Author), Peter Maas (Introduction)
4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 94 ratings
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In 1981 ten men starved themselves to death inside the walls of Long Kesh prison in Belfast. While a stunned world watched and distraught family members kept bedside vigils, one "soldier" after another slowly went to his death in an attempt to make Margaret Thatcher's government recognize them as political prisoners rather than common criminals.

Drawing extensively on secret IRA documents and letters from the prisoners smuggled out at the time, David Beresford tells the gripping story of these strikers and their devotion to the cause. An intensely human story, Ten Men Dead offers a searing portrait of strife-torn Ireland, of the IRA, and the passions -- on both sides -- that Republicanism arouses.
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    January 10, 1997
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  6. ISBN-10
    087113702X
  7. ISBN-13
    978-0871137029
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. . . surely the best book on the conflict in Northern Ireland to be published in this country in years. -- The New York Times Book Review, Jo Thomas

Beresford puts in human terms the conduct of an often frightful and inhumane struggle. He makes the incomprehensible comprehensible; that is, he makes understandable how ten men could face their own death, brought on by voluntary fasting, even while watching their comrades waste and wither away. -- Commonweal

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In 1981 ten men starved themselves to death inside the walls of Long Kesh prison in Belfast. While a stunned world watched and distraught family members kept bedside vigils, one "soldier" after another slowly went to his death in an attempt to make Margaret Thatcher's government recognize them as political prisoners rather than common criminals. Drawing extensively on secret IRA documents and letters from the prisoners smuggled out at the time, David Beresford tells the gripping story of these strikers and their devotion to the cause. An intensely human story, Ten Men Dead offers a searing portrait of strife-torn Ireland, of the IRA, and the passions - on both sides - that Republicanism arouses.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Atlantic Monthly Press; Reprint edition (January 10, 1997)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 334 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 087113702X
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0871137029
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 11.5 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 1 x 8.25 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 94 ratings

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The Definitive book on the Hungar Strike
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The Definitive book on the Hungar Strike
The Irish Republican Movement gave David Beresford, a British reporter, all the assistance he required to write this remarkable account. The Hunger Strike and the upsurge during it and after, involving people in mass demonstrations and election campaigns that were directly tied to the movement, finally convinced Britain that they could not rule in the old way, through Loyalist thugs. Sinn Fein has become a bourgeois party, more interested in winning seats, both North and South than anything involving principled politics. But the 10 revolutionary nationalists and the many others that preceded them did not die in vain. Today it is possible to unite the working class of the North and win it to the perspective of a united Ireland.Photo: by myself from the 'Militant' of part of mass demonstration in New York City after the death of Bobby Sands.
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Mary
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The book was actually in perfect condition. Most definitely better than expected, I also received it 7 days earlier. Thank you Amazon
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Alan Mills
5.0 out of 5 stars A Must Read for anyone involved in social protest
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Social protest takes many forms. Some simply write letters. Some picket, or go on strike, risking their jobs. Some even go on a hunger strike for a few days.
The ten members of the IRA whose story is told (in incredibly moving detail) in this book take social protest to a level most of us are not familiar with. They quite literally agreed to sacrifice their lives...not in one fell swoop (like those who set themselves on fire), but in a slow, agonizing death drawn out over many weeks.
This is true dedication to a cause. Having read the book, one is tempted to view all other social protests as half-hearted. Of course, their protest only made sense because of the mass organization and widespread support the strikers had, both inside the prison and on the street. Bobby sands was actually elected to Parliment while dying!
Anyone who wants to learn about what it takes to effect change, and the pitfalls of adopting such radical tactics, must read this book.
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SouthernTransplant
5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding book on the Irish Hunger Strike
Reviewed in the United States on June 9, 2016
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Outstanding book, a classic. Excellent writing and fascinating information using special access to secret documents. If you're interested in the Irish Hunger strike and the politics around them, this is the book for you.
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TheProfessor
5.0 out of 5 stars Passionate, insightful and damning of the british
Reviewed in the United States on January 4, 2013
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Having read numerous other accounts of the 1981 Hunger Strike, I must say this is the best and most insightful into the personalities in and outside the Maze.
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Stephen Brandt
5.0 out of 5 stars very good!
Reviewed in the United States on October 22, 2015
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something I didn't know about and now I do
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4.0 out of 5 stars Sound, Sensitive Treatment of a Delicate Subject
Reviewed in the United States on December 11, 2006
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"Ten Men Dead" is the story of the 10 1981 Irish Republican Army hunger strikers. All starved themselves to death protesting both the British occupation of Northern Ireland and their own treatment in Long Kesh Gaol. TMD is as much about the families and loved ones involved as it is about the 10. TMD is well researched and documented, despite the cries of at least one previous reviewer, claiming it to be "fiction". TMD is not "fiction"! In fact, author Beresford was granted extraordinary access and cooperation by the IRA high command. The powers that were allowed Beresford to research scores of "comms", secret messages smuggled in and out of Long Kesh in "body orifices" of prisoners. The comms circulated behind the prison walls in the same shadowy and earthy fashion. The author has performed a first rate job of painting the background and context of a very grim situation. TMD is fast moving and rapid reading. It maintains suspense and interest throughout, though many readers will already be aware of the outcome. A nice postscript closes the circle for some of the families and supporters. Books like TMD allow Irish Americans to stay connected with the home country without being consumed by "the Troubles". We owe it to ourselves to periodically do so. Like many,if not most, previous books and movies concerning Ireland, TMD assumes a prior knowledge of that country's strifes and difficulties. Eager readers without such insight should pick up the drift quickly enough. On a closing note, this reviewer was truly saddened by some of the reviews which follow below. The harsh and mean-spirited tone of some is a perfect example of the difficult atmosphere good people on both sides of the "the Troubles" must face every day.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United States on April 9, 2017
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Great book
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5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
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Melissa Green
5.0 out of 5 stars A must read
Reviewed in Canada on August 19, 2021
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Ten Men Dead takes you through the hunger strike in 1981. Irish republican prisoners of war fighting for POW rights in Long Kesh. It tells of the horrendous conditions and treatment of the prisoners, the deterioration of their health as the weeks go by. A must read if you have an interest in humanity.
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anne c
5.0 out of 5 stars Worth Read.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 18, 2016
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Regardless of political persuasion this is a book which chronicles morality and strength giving an insight into sensitive ,important issues of a troubled time.Poignant read.
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