The Year of Chaos: Northern Ireland on the Brink of Civil War, 1971-72

by Malachi O'Doherty

Book Overview

In the eleven months between August 1971 and July 1972, Northern Ireland experienced its worst year of violence. No future year of the Troubles experienced such death and destruction.

The 'year of chaos' began with the introduction of internment of IRA suspects without trial, which created huge disaffection in the Catholic communities and provoked an escalation of violence. This led to the British government taking full control of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1838951245
• ISBN13: 9781838951245
• Release Date: November 2022
• Publisher: Atlantic Books (UK)
• Length: 384 Pages