| Description |
xxi, 274 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., map ; 24 cm. |
| Note |
First paperback edition 2004. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [245]-256) and index. |
| Contents |
pt. 1. Gathering storm : British rule in Ireland -- Background to the Irish Revolution -- pt. 2. Beginning : Outline of the War January 1919-June 1920 -- British administration 1919-April 1920 -- The Dail government -- British security forces -- British policy at the crossroads, April-August 1920 -- pt. 3. Apogee : The Irish intelligence system and the development of guerrilla warfare up to the truce -- The War July-December 1920 -- From the imposition of martial law to the truce, the British perspective -- Guerrilla warfare in Dublin -- The War in Cork -- The War in Tipperary, Limerick, Waterford, Wexford and Kilkenny -- The War in Kerry and Clare -- The War in the west and north-west counties -- The Irish midlands, some surrounding counties and IRA activity in Britain -- pt. 4. Consequences : The north-east and the War of Independence -- The American dimension -- The peace process -- The path to the truce. |
| Subject |
Ireland -- History -- War of Independence, 1919-1921.
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| ISBN |
0773524983 |
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0773528407 (pbk.) |
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