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PATRICK BISHOP worked a senior correspondent for theDaily Telegraph. He is the author ofThe Irish Empire; the acclaimed bookThe Provisional IRAwith Eamonn Mallie; the bestsellingFighter Boys; and most recentlyBomber Boys. He lives in London.
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