The Day Mountbatten Died
Eighteen British soldiers died in a second IRA attack on 27 August 1979, the same day Lord Mountbatten was killed by a bomb while at sea.
Synopsis
Eighteen British soldiers died in a second IRA attack on 27 August 1979, the same day Lord Mountbatten was killed by a bomb while at sea.
Synopsis
On 27 August 1979, Lord Mountbatten is aboard a boat off the west coast of the Republic of Ireland when an IRA bomb detonates, killing him and three others, including two teenage boys. That same day, the IRA conducts a second attack, resulting in the deaths of 18 British soldiers in Northern Ireland. This documentary recounts the events of that Bank Holiday Monday through the voices of those affected, reflecting on the enduring impact of the violence four decades later.
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