Contents

Introduction

Chronology

Background to war

History, myth and memory in the Troubles

Warring sides

Brits, Provos and Loyalists

Outbreak

Politics in the streets

The fighting

From counter-insurgency to internal security

Portrait of a soldier

Soldiering the peace: General Sir Mike Jackson GCB, CBE, DSO, DL

The world around war

The international dimension

Portrait of a civilian

A reporter’s-eye-view: Malachi O’Doherty

How the war ended

Ceasefire to endgame

Conclusion and consequences

Bibliography