{"product_id":"the-year-of-chaos-malachi-odoherty-9781838951245","title":"The Year of Chaos: Northern Ireland on the Brink of Civil War, 1971-72","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn 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. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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 Northern Ireland and negotiating directly with the IRA leadership. Operation Motorman, the invasion of barricaded no-go areas in Belfast and Derry, then dampened down the violence a year later. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e During this whole period, Malachi O'Doherty was a young reporter in Belfast, working in the city and returning home at night to a no-go area behind the barricades where the streets were patrolled by armed IRA men. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Drawing on interviews, personal recollections and archival research, O'Doherty takes readers on a journey through the events of that terrible year - from the devastation of Bloody Sunday and Bloody Friday to the talks between leaders that failed to break the deadlock.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Malachi O'Doherty\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1838951245\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781838951245\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Atlantic Books (UK)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Malachi O'Doherty","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48153848217855,"sku":"9781838951245","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8cf2a7fd-2205-465d-ab87-b1e0c1796f75.jpg?v=1770786237","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-year-of-chaos-malachi-odoherty-9781838951245","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}