The Troubles

Experiences from Survivors of the Troubles.  Between 1969 and 1998, over 4,000 people lost their lives in the small country of Northern Ireland.

A compelling history of the turbulent journey to Irish independence, published for the centenary of the Partitioning the aftermath of the horrors of the Irish Famine, the grim, distrustful relationship between Ireland and the rest of the United Kingdom deteriorated into a generations-long argument about 'Home Rule'.

The Arms Crisis of 1970 is the first comprehensive investigation into the arms trial prosecution, and how the jury came to their verdict of acquittal.

Explosive revelations about the hidden agendas of leading republicans Martin McGuinness, Joe Haughey, John Joe Magee and Freddie Scappaticci.

The complete history of Northern Ireland from the Irish Civil War to Brexit "A wonderful book, beautifully written. Informative and incisive."-Irish Times

His father survived the height of the political violence in Northern Ireland and Darran himself came of age during the final years of the Troubles before leaving his hometown to find a way to exist in the world.

In 1969, an eruption of armed violence traumatized Northern Ireland and transformed a period of street protest over civil rights into decades of paramilitary warfare by republicans and loyalists.

In this first in-depth study across the entire conflict, Thomas Leahy re-evaluates the successes and failures of Britain's intelligence activities against the IRA, from the use of agents and informers to special-forces, surveillance and electronic intelligence.

In this powerful book, men and women who served in the fire service during the Troubles tell their own stories in their own words – the events that have never left them, the victims they have never forgotten, the extraordinary bond between colleagues, the emotional burden and fallout from the job.