Missing in Action: The 50 Year Search For Ireland's Lost Soldier

by Ralph Riegel

The dramatic true story of a brave young soldier who laid down his life to try and save a comrade, and the struggle to identify his burial place in the Congo and repatriate his remains.

Genres: Ireland

257 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 2010

About the author

Ralph Riegel lives in Cork. He has worked as a journalist for several newspapers including The Cork Examiner, The Evening Echo, The Evening Herald and The Sunday Independent and is the southern correspondent for The Irish Independent. He is also a regular contributor to RTE, BBC and TV3 and to British newspapers including the (London) Independent and The Daily Telegraph.

Reviews

[Jarrie · Rating 5 out of 5]

5星。
看標題以為是類似Where They Lay的挖掘紀實，其實內容比較偏向解說剛果危機的背景脈絡，以及愛爾蘭聯軍第35營在卡坦加的行動記錄和莫梭行動後嚴重惡化的地方情勢。雖然這樣簡介感覺這本書好像很硬，但作者敘事清晰，還會適時引用老兵提供的第一手資料，因此讀起來一點都不枯燥，還很適合搭配Declan Power的Siege of Jadotville一起看，進一步了解A連隊被圍攻期間，卡坦加其它地方的愛爾蘭部隊發生什麼事。
個人認為最精彩的部分是作者用現有調查資料，去推演年僅18歲的裝甲兵Pat Mullins人生最後的軌跡，超級感人！

[Glen Gilpin · Rating 4 out of 5]

Picked this book up in a bookshop in Portrush. Very informative about Irish troops in the Congo in the 60s. Plus a very interesting story and search for Patrick Mullins.