The Troubles

A Complete History of the Irish Troubles from the Plantation of Ulster and the Great Famine, to the Ira, the Formation of Northern Ireland and the Good Friday Agreement

De: Dermot P. O'Hara

Narrado por: Steven Rostance

Pocket History: The Troubles chronicles the 30 year long Irish Troubles. It begins right at the start with the first English invasion of Ireland and continues right up until present day, answering the question of what does the legacy of the troubles mean for modern day Irish and British people.

In this audiobook we will learn about:

• The origins of conflict
• The independence of Ireland
• The escalation of the troubles
• The concluding of the troubles
• The legacy of the troubles

©2021 Sam Preston (P)2021 Sam Preston

Brief but thorough

This gave me all that I needed or wanted on the history of The Troubles. Was not too long so I didn’t get lost.

Not worth the money

It isn't a very well written book and offers only a very cursory look at a very complex situation.

Intriguing but short

Great summary of the events leading up to and during the Troubles. Unbiased analysis of the respective views of both sides and their reasoning. Wish there was more detail!

Significant Hustory in a Nutshell

I wish I had discovered this BEFORE I visited Ireland. This is a very readable history of the Irish-Anglo Catholic-Protestant conflicts over the centuries right up to the 21st century. It happened to add insight into my own family's history and attitudes long after they came to America just before the Potato Famine.

An amazing introduction to the Troubles of Northern Ireland

As someone who has studied this time period for well over a year, this is a great tool to get a grasp on the events of this time. This being an introductory book it, of course, does not go into great detail so much self research is to be done to get a full scope of the Troubles. “Those who do not learn history are surely doomed to repeat it.”

Dry as a bone

Poorly performed and very dry prose. Reads like a textbook which I guess it is.

The Troubles

I found this very informative. Steven Rostance was a fine narrator. I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.

Good and concise

This short book covered the essentials. Nice to listen while on a road trip through the region in question.

The conclusion.

it is a good, condensed survey of the troubles. I studied Irish history and the troubles, in depth , in the early 70's. This provided a very good review and follow on to my studies.

Too slanted to be taken seriously

The author falls into the age-old trap of reciting a sectarian (in this case, Republican) one-sided history. He uses several anachronisms about the history of Ireland including supposing Ireland was one nation before the English, called it Great Britian before it's time, ignoring food relief in the Famine, insinuating the Irish Civil War was the British doing and omitting certain embarrassing facts like the IRA trying to ally with the Nazis in WW2. If you want to know Irish history, try to get material that is fair and tells the whole story; this book does not.