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- ↑ "Declan Power". Maverick House Publishers. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
- ↑ Power, Declan (2005). The Siege at Jadotville: The Irish Army's Forgotten Battle. Dublin: Maverick House Publishers. ISBN 0-9548707-1-9.
- ↑ "Jadotville story to begin shooting next month". Westmeath Examiner. 25 March 2015.
- ↑ Power, Declan (2010). Beyond the Call of Duty: Heroism in the Irish Defence Forces. Maverick House Publishers. ISBN 9781905379309.