From the first symptoms of serious unrest - the Divis Street riots of 1964 - to the tortuous political manoeuvrings culminating in the 2003 Assembly elections, the book traces the reality of life in Northern Ireland during the Troubles.It details the motivation behind the IRA 'armed struggle', the Civil Rights movement, the murder campaigns of various loyalist terror groups, the major incidents of violence and the response of the British security forces and the justice system.
It describes what it was like to live with bombs, army searches in the dead of night, death threats to politicians, activists and others. A detailed account of the political and personal toll of the Northern Ireland conflict.
Revised and updated in 2007.
- ISBN10 1847174329
- ISBN13 9781847174321
- Publish Date 15 November 2012 (first published 20 March 2004)
- Publish Status Permanently Withdrawn
- Out of Print 18 April 2021
- Publish Country IE
- Imprint O'Brien Press Ltd
- Edition Updated edition
- Format eBook
- Pages 152
- Language English