The US Marine Who Joined The IRA

The Troubles Podcast by Oisin Feeney

Mar 14, 202347:17Society & Culture

This episode is about John Crawley, who joined the US Marines with the intention of returning back to Ireland to then join the IRA. He hoped he could bring his expertise to what he believed was one of the best paramilita...

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