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                <text>Collection published in book:&lt;br /&gt; Lindsay, John. (1998). Brits Speak Out: British Soldiers' Impressions of the Northern Ireland Conflict. Derry: Gulidhall Press.</text>
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            <text>&lt;span&gt;Story contained in the book:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Lindsay, John.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;(1998). Brits Speak Out: British Soldiers' Impressions of the Northern Ireland Conflict. Derry: Gulidhall Press.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span&gt;See also:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span&gt;http://cain.ulster.ac.uk/othelem/people/accounts/lindsay.htm&lt;/span&gt;</text>
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