The last days of peace

1913: The Year Before the Storm by Florian Illies. Clerkenwell Press, €18.90. Reviewed by Dermot Bolger.

Joseph Stalin: 1913 was a quiet year.

1913: The Year Before the Storm

**By Florian Illies**

**Clerkenwell Press, €18.90**

**Reviewed by Dermot Bolger**

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In Ireland, we know precisely why August 1913 is indelibly etched into our consciousness. Nobody in Dublin did any work because the employers, led by William Martin Murphy, locked out their workers, leading to mayhem on the streets after tram crews went on strike, two workmen were bludgeoned to death and the Dublin Metropolitan Police baton-charged ...