The Year of ChaosThe Year of Chaos by Malachi O'Doherty is a frank and incisive exploration of the most tumultuous period of the Troubles, a time defined by unprecedented violence and political turmoil in Northern Ireland. In the eleven months between August 1971 and July 1972, Northern Ireland experienced its worst year of violence. No future year of the Troubles saw such death and destruction. The 'year of chaos' began with the introduction of internment of IRA