{"product_id":"book-bnud","title":"Siege at Jadotville","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Irish soldier has never been a stranger to fighting the enemy with the odds stacked against him. The notion of charging into adversity has been a cherished part of Ireland's military history. In September 1961, another chapter should have been written into the annals, but it is a tale that lay shrouded in dust for years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe men of A Company, Thirty-Fifth Irish Infantry Battalion, arrived in the Congo as a United Nations contingent to help keep the peace. For many it would be their first trip outside their native shores. Some of the troops were teenage boys, their army-issue hobnailed boots still unbroken. They had never heard a shot fired in anger. Others were experienced professional soldiers but were still not prepared for the action that was to take place.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLed by Commandant Pat Quinlan, A Company found themselves tasked with protecting the European population at Jadotville, a small mining town in the southern Congolese province of Katanga. It fell to A Company to protect those who would later turn against them. On September 13th, 1961, the bright morning air of Jadotville was shattered by the sound of automatic gunfire.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe men of A Company found their morning mass parade interrupted, and within minutes they went from holding rosaries to rifles as they entered the world of combat. This was to be no Srebrenica; though cut off and surrounded, the men of Jadotville held their ground and fought.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is their story.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Blackstone Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49011088261424,"sku":"BDbnud","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio CD","offer_id":49011088326960,"sku":"ZEbnud","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio MP3-CD","offer_id":49011088425264,"sku":"ZMbnud","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49011088556336,"sku":"PBbnud","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"eBook [ET]","offer_id":49933204914480,"sku":"ETbnud","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/bnud-Square-cover.jpg?v=1779488153","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-bnud","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}