The Troubles

In Reporting the Troubles sixty-eight renowned journalists tell their stories of working in Northern Ireland during the Troubles – the victims that they have never forgotten, the events that have never left them, and the lasting impact of the experience of working through those years.

Beyond the Border is a vital and objective exploration of how the Good Friday Agreement provides a peaceful path towards resolving Ireland’s ultimate constitutional dilemma.

Famously dubbed 'Bandit Country' by a UK government minister in 1975, South Armagh was considered the most dangerous part of Northern Ireland for the British Army and Royal Ulster Constabulary during the years of violence known as the 'Troubles' that engulfed the province in the last three decades of the twentieth century.

In the Name of the Son is a visceral, candid, and intimate account of Gerry Conlon’s extraordinary life following his wrongful imprisonment.

'This book is a tour de force … a chronicle of the triumph of the human spirit over extreme adversity. It is a story of hope. It is the story of a man I loved and would have taken a bullet for.'   Johnny Depp

UVF: Behind the Mask is the gripping new history of the Ulster Volunteer Force from its post-1965 incarnation to the present day. Aaron Edwards blends rigorous research with unprecedented access to leading members of the UVF to unearth the startling inner-workings of one of the world’s oldest and most ruthless paramilitary groups.

Melancholy Witness is the published collection of the images of Sean Hillen's lauded exhibition of photography, documenting the years of The Troubles in Northern Ireland. 

Too often, the attitude of politicians is to leave the past behind. But without the truth and justice, there can be no reconciliation or forgiveness. In this careful examination of indisputable evidence, Michael O’Connell seeks to ensure wrongful convictions of the innocent will not be repeated.

Kevin Toolis investigated the lives of men and women who, for the twenty-five years of the IRA's war with Britain formed the backbone of its effort. Each chapter explores a world in which history and the republican (and loyalist) interpretation of it dominate lives and deaths. 

On 26 December 1960, 12,000 Ulster police and B Specials began one of their biggest manhunts. It was for Prisoner 1082 - Donal Donnelly - who had made a dramatic escape from the prison known as 'Europe's Alcatraz'.

Charlie One is filled with roller coaster emotions and explosive revelations of British Intelligence covert capabilities and operations.