The Billy Boy

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Summary: Exposes the murder of a loyalist hero
Review: An account of how the man who brought the IRA to its knees in mid-Ulster was betrayed whilst in prison. An interesting read, although why the author got the ludicrously biased "Tim Pat Coogan" to write the intro is beyond me.

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Summary: Loyalist Thug Gets His Dues
Review: The life and death of Billy "King Rat" Wright told for the 1st time in great detail.As a portadown loyalist he intimidated and bullyed his way around in the only way he knew. He died as he lived-by the gun at the hands of the INLA at the maze prison.
A Great Read,well written and great to know this guy is off the streets for good. Questions remain though wheher or not there was state collusion in his death. Buy It.

Rating:
Summary: Loyalist Thug Gets His Dues
Review: The life and death of Billy "King Rat" Wright told for the 1st time in great detail.As a portadown loyalist he intimidated and bullyed his way around in the only way he knew. He died as he lived-by the gun at the hands of the INLA at the maze prison.
A Great Read,well written and great to know this guy is off the streets for good. Questions remain though wheher or not there was state collusion in his death. Buy It.

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Summary: Details the UVF's futile war against the vastly superior IRA
Review: This book is an unfortunate attempt to justify the cowardly, and muderous actions of a notorious terrorist leader. The book also seems to be filled with misrepresented facts. The book details the rise of Billy "King Rat" Wright,who (after failing to defeat the superior forces of the IRA's East Tyrone, and North Armagh brigades) had to resort to killing scores of unarmed, innocent Catholic civillians.
The book talks about how Billy Wright and the UVF, were forced to call a ceasefire in 1994, after a series of IRA assassinations of UVF leaders, left thier organization is disarray.

Wright however, felt that the war against the IRA should go on, and in 1995, created his own UVF splinter faction called the LVF. After running the LVF for two years, Wright was put in prison for threatening to kill a Catholic woman. Upon entering prison he was immediately targeted for assassination by the IRA and INLA. Finnally in December of 1997, INLA commandos were able to ambush him inside a van in the prison courtyard, and shoot him to death. This book shows the life, death, and futile war that men like Billy Wright waged against a vastly superior foe...the IRA.