Martin McGuinness - From Guns to Government

Martin McGuinness : from guns to government tells the journey of Martin McGuinness's personal journey from undistinguished IRA volunteer to the man labeled Britain No. 1 Terrorist by the Cook Report. By the end of the '90s, Esquire magazine rated him the second most powerful man in the United Kingdom after Rupert Murdoch. And, although he denies ever having been IRA chief of staff, he says the he regards the charge as a compliment. McGuinness, now first minister for Education in the Northern Ireland Assembly, has been described as excellent officer material, the personification of the armed struggle and IRA godfather of godfathers. Yet he also a devout catholic, a husband and father of four and a keen poet and fisherman. In his native Derry, he is equally revered et reviled. Completely revised and updated to include new evidence relating to the Saville Inquiry, fresh information on McGuinness's role in Bloody Sundat and revelations of IRA spying at Stormont and Castlereagh police station, this book uncovers the truth behind the enigmatic and intensely private individual who holds the peace process in the palm of his hand. It also includes new appendices dateiling McGuinness's full criminal record, his various positions in the IRA and contact between McGuiness, Downing Street and the Secretary of State for Nothern Ireland.