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The Road to Balcombe Street: The IRA Reign of Terror in London, Second Edition

By: Steven P. Moysey
Narrated by: Jon C Dixon
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Summary

A pause resisting, real life thriller recounting the story of the Irish Republican Army Active Service Unit, placed in deep cover in London, and their murderous campaign against the British establishment. Equally gripping is the story of the Metropolitan police and their efforts to first identify the elusive group of terrorist, and then apprehend them. This is the true story of a deadly cat and mouse game played out on the streets of London that resulted in the infamous armed stand off at what would later be called the Balcombe Street Siege.

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Critic reviews

"This is the first comprehensive and all-embracing account of the events leading up to the hostage taking incident at Balcombe Street and the successful and peaceful efforts to secure the release of the victims and surrender of the perpetrators." (Lord Peter Imbert, CVO, QPM, DL)
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Well written and extensively reserched .
It reminded me of growing up in those times.
The narrator was excellent.

A wonderfully read story.

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This is a very in depth listen about The Batcombe St siege I was 5 at the time so don't remember it but I did start taking an interest in The Guildfor Four a year or two before their release. It is quite long but I would say you can't go wrong with this

Very Good and informative

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May I start by saying what an excellent piece of writing by Dr Steven P Moysey with expert narration by Jon S Dixon.

The dedication and hours of research that Dr Moysey put into this is nothing short of remarkable. I didn’t know what to expect from this book, but I didn’t foresee it being read as a sort of documentary, rather than actors playing the part with different voices.

As the introduction got underway, I found myself intrigued as it opened my mind and memories back to my childhood days. Funny how certain instances trigger your memory that you have put aside all those years, then suddenly comes back like it was only yesterday. We the public only ever get to hear one side of the story, with this book, we get to hear both. And, with both versions it really makes you stop and think.

Knowing full well that this book has now be made into a film. I tried to visualise certain scenes being played out on screen. However, what you hear and read in book format, is always played out differently on screen. Therefore, I would recommend to all, to listen too this audible version as it will in no way put you off the film.

Compared to some audible books, The Road To Balcombe Street is fairly short, but is highly in depth all the way through from being to end. I am so glad I had a chance to listen to this before the film version Borderland is released to all, as I feel now that I will be able to understand what is being played on screen with more understanding.

So once again, thank you to Dr Moysey for writing this book and many congratulations for this being made into a film, which it so rightly deserves.

The Road To Balcombe Street From Both Sides.

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Having lived through a lot of the troubles and remember watching the siege on television, this is an excellent account of what lead up to and the ending of the siege. It gives the public an insight into some of the reasons behind this event.


Very well narrated by Jon C Dixon, once you start to listen you are loathe to stop. Well done Mr Steven Moysey on an excellently written book, from a different perspective.

Excellent account of historical event.

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I did like this book and as I listened to the account I realised that the combination of great research and compelling narration make this an extra special listen. It is a gritty set of events and one which is worth listening to.

A Gripping account...

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