Irish Flames: Peter Waller's True Story of the Arrival of the Black and Tans
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| Rating | : | 4.27 (505 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0954788729 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 192 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-12-05 |
| Language | : | English |
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"It is a nice story, but it is not a true story" according to David Grant. I know enough about the War of Independence to check facts, even if the names have been changed. What worries me here is that the underlying facts just are not trueThis tale revolves around a visit from the Black and Tans on New Years Eve to the family home of the Wallers and the death of the Black and Tan commander the same night in an IRA ambush after they left the Waller's homeI can find no record of the death of a Major/District Inspector on New Years Eve in the Army, the RIC or the Auxiliaries either that night or any night. I have full records of British deaths in the three services t
In 2005 the sequel, Corfu Sunset, was described by the Daily Mail as 'essential reading for anyone thinking of moving abroad to a place in the sun'. . In 2004 Greek Walls, memories of his life in Corfu from 1966 was published. John Waller was educated at Cambridge Unversity, trained as a Systems Engineer at IBM and founded a computer company. He has had four further books published. He was a Liberal councillor in Richmond for 17 ye
Here is Peter's story.. Before Peter Waller died he gave a partial manuscript to the author, his half-brother
Alex, a First World War veteran and champion sportsman, his out-of-place English-born wife, Meli, and their your son, Robin, become embroiled in the War (of Independence) after an IRA ambush on the Black and Tans, whose commander is killed in the attack. The Irish Times: "John Waller's story, based on the childhood memories of his half-brother, is worth a read. The Black and Tans have just arrived to crush the growing Irish Revolution and one boy watches as his country is torn apart by flames of freedom, hate and love. Irish Flames is a thriller based on the intimate memories of Peter Waller - a boy growing up during those troubled times. Anybody with even a little Irish blood in his or her veins will find this story a remarkable account of the end of British Rule." . All names in the book have been changed to protect the innocent." The Irish Post: "Ir