Book reviews from East_of_Eden

Unsafe Haven: United States, the IRA and Political Prisoners

by McElrath, Karen

Examines the problematic history of Irish political prisoners in the US. Drawing on original research interviews with prisoners, their families and supporters in the US, this book looks at how the rule of law can change for entirely political reasons, and considers the impact of those changes. Very slight edgewear - 1999

Pilgrim Among the Shadows/a Memoir

by Pahor, Boris

Pahor's account of his attempts to render medical aid in the face of the brutality and death of Nazi concentration camps. Pahor spent the last 14 months of World War II as a prisoner and medic in the camps at Belsen, Harzungen, Dachau, and Natzweiler