Prince, Simon ; Warner, Geoffrey, Belfast and Derry in Revolt , Dublin, Irish Academic Press, 2012, pp. 271 Detailed account of the beginnings of the Troubles in these two cities. Argues that 5 October 1968, the date of the first civil rights march in Derry, which was attacked by the RUC and a loyalist mob, has a strong claim to be ‘the second most significant date in Irish history’ – after Easter week 1916.