I received as a Christmas gift, the paperback of this work – released last Christmas in hardback – after running on BBC Radio Ulster for months of short programmes. It is excellent.
It is famously difficult to recount history – and especially Irish history – in an unbiased form, but Bardon achieves this unique distinction.
I know Jonathan personally, and therefore something of his personal political viewpoint. I defy you to read this and detect any personal opinion!
This book will be my bedside reading for months to come. At ~