(Paperback)

Waged with complete unity, the strikes of 1972 and 1974 by British miners contributed to the downfall of a government, and reinforced the National Union of Mineworkers' position. In contrast, 1984-85 saw the miners racked by internal division, and their attempt to resist the pit closure programme of the Thatcher government end in bitter defeat.

(Hardback)

Waged with complete unity, the strikes of 1972 and 1974 by British miners contributed to the downfall of a government, and reinforced the National Union of Mineworkers' position. In contrast, 1984-85 saw the miners racked by internal division, and their attempt to resist the pit closure programme of the Thatcher government end in bitter defeat.