Book review: On Bloody Sunday is a powerful tribute to those who were murdered

Julieann Campbell’s book gives a voice to survivors and the loved ones of the lost

Bishop Edward Daly runs down the street with an injured man in Derry on Bloody Sunday — January 30, 1972.

Today marks the 50th anniversary of one of the darkest days in modern Irish history. This was the day when a peaceful civil rights march in Derry ended in a massacre. Troops from Britain’s 1st Battalion Parachute Regiment opened fire on unarmed marchers, leaving 13 dead and 18 wounded.

On Bloody Sunday does not attempt to either explain or over-analyse the events of the day and the years that followed. Instead, it provides a complete and compelling oral history straight out of the mouths of those who witnessed the atrocity. It includes interviews, access to rare tapes, and material published for the first time.