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reviews | 33 BOOK REBEL HEART: GEORGE LENNON: FLYING COLUMN COMMANDER By: Terence O'Reilly Publisher: Mercier Press (November, 2009) www.mercierpress.ie/ terenceoreilly ISBN: 9781856356497 Paperback: 288 pages Price: €17.99 Although largely a biography of a little known Irish rebel, George Lennon was one of the most unusual figures in our struggle for independence, Terence's book features previously unpublished extracts from the rebel fighter's memoirs. George Lennon at 20 was the youngest commander of a flying column during the war of independence and fought for the anti-treaty side during the Civil War. When it became clear that the anti- treatyites had lost the war and that a guerrilla campaign would cause the ordinary people to suffer he voluntarily laid down arms and was left in peace by the pro-treaty forces, starting on a path that would take him far away from the country he fought for and very far from the path of violence. He emigrated to the US in 1926, returning in 1938 when he made earnest efforts to develop the national economy. Before he died, George had embraced Zen Buddhism, written a play about his experiences and become as much a rebel of peace as he had been a fighting rebel. Gnr Terence O'Reilly is currently a member of staff of the Defence Forces Library (DFTC), specialising in military history. He is a former artilleryman who completed several tours of duty with the United Nations peacekeeping force in Lebanon. He has written many books, most recently: 'Hitler's Irishmen' (2008) and 'Our Struggle for Independence' (2009) all by Mercier Press. His work has also appeared in the pages of An Cosantóir. DVD FAST FIVE (AKA FAST AND THE FURIOUS FIVE) Format: Blu-Ray / DVD Certification: Duration: 130 min Director: Justin Lin Genre: Action/Adventure & Suspense/Thriller Starring: Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Dwayne Johnson, Jordana Brewster, Tyrese Gibson, Joaquim de Almedia & Ludacris to name a few! Rental Release Date: 19 Aug 2011 Cinema Release Date: 21 Apr 2011 Universal Studios / www.fastfivemovie.com Vin Diesel and Paul Walker reunite for the fifth instalment of the 'Fast and Furious' action thriller franchise. Rio De Janeiro provides a great backdrop in, with the chief villain being Reyes (Joaquim de Almedia), a mobster with a businessman front, with his tentacles of vice and influence extending toward every part of the city. Dominic Toretto (Diesel), Brian O'Conner (Walker) and the former's sister Mia (Jordana Brewster) hide out in the city as fugitives having broken Dom en route to prison at the end of Fast and Furious, and with the kind of money available for the taking to start a family of their own with Mia found to be pregnant, they decide to assemble a team, not to pass up the opportunity of robbing Reyes GAME CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 3 RELEASE DATE: 8 NOVEMBER 2011 Continuing on with the tales of bravery and confrontation in battle, Modern Warfare is back. The best-selling first-person action series of all-time returns with the epic sequel to the multiple Game of the Year award winner, and it looks amazing; with more spectacular cinematic sequences than ever, more varied gameplay than we expected and a plot that encompasses many of the world's major cities. Available on PS3, X360 & PC - Price: €49.97 PEGI: Age 18+ For more info see: www.callofduty.com/mw3 © 2011 Activision Publishing, Inc. Activision, Call of Duty, and Modern Warfare are registered trademarks of Activision Publishing, Inc. All rights reserved. blind. But the Rio gangsters are not the only ones on Dom's tail; wily federal agent Luke Hobbs (Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson) has also been assigned to track down Dom and Brian, and will stop at nothing to corner his prey. As far as franchise films go, The Fast and Furious series seem to be hitting the ground at top gear, with this instalment not showing signs of slowing down, but prepping a new direction for future films to take, shifting gears from a film showcasing hot bodies (not solely just car chassis) and fast nox-enabled cars into the classic heist genre, given that it had that as its underlying premise from the first film, and now with a growing ensemble, are ready to give the likes of Ocean's Eleven a run for its money. THE DEFENCE FORCES MAGAZINE

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