The Irish War of IndependenceMcGill-Queen's Press - MQUP, 20 nov 2002 - 400 pagine The war was prosecuted ruthlessly by the Irish Republican Army which, paralleling the political efforts of Sinn Féin, hoped to break Britain's will to rule Ireland and create an independent Irish republic. The British retaliated by introducing two new irregular forces into Ireland, the Black and Tans and the Auxiliaries. Fighting took place principally in counties Cork, Limerick, Tipperary, Monaghan, Armagh, Clare, Kerry, and Longford. It was sporadic but vicious, with fewer than 2,000 IRA volunteers facing over 50,000 crown forces. The IRA depended upon energetic local leaders -- where there were none, there was little fighting. |
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Pagina xiii
... World War . 18 September : Home Rule Bill receives Royal Assent . 19 May : Coalition government formed in Britain . 1 August : O'Donovan Rossa funeral : oration by Patrick Pearse . 21 April : Arrest of Sir Roger Casement at Fenit ...
... World War . 18 September : Home Rule Bill receives Royal Assent . 19 May : Coalition government formed in Britain . 1 August : O'Donovan Rossa funeral : oration by Patrick Pearse . 21 April : Arrest of Sir Roger Casement at Fenit ...
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... world - wide . The best - selling books written by veterans of the conflict , notably Tom Barry in Guerilla Days in Ireland , Dan Breen in My Fight for Irish Freedom and Ernie O'Malley in On Another Man's Wound , have had a huge influ ...
... world - wide . The best - selling books written by veterans of the conflict , notably Tom Barry in Guerilla Days in Ireland , Dan Breen in My Fight for Irish Freedom and Ernie O'Malley in On Another Man's Wound , have had a huge influ ...
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... World War context . It was the Ulster Crisis of 1912-14 and the First World War which represented the point of no return for the British government . The years 1919 to 1921 were the crucial final stages in a revolution , albeit an ...
... World War context . It was the Ulster Crisis of 1912-14 and the First World War which represented the point of no return for the British government . The years 1919 to 1921 were the crucial final stages in a revolution , albeit an ...
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... World War allowed the Bill to be passed , but with its operation suspended until a time not later than the end of the conflict , and with the further caveat that an amending Bill would make special provision for all or part of Ulster ...
... World War allowed the Bill to be passed , but with its operation suspended until a time not later than the end of the conflict , and with the further caveat that an amending Bill would make special provision for all or part of Ulster ...
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... world in itself , a city within a city . It is at once the palace of the viceroy , a military bar- rack , the seat of administration , and the office of the secret police . . . omni- potent and omniscient . ' The Liberal politician John ...
... world in itself , a city within a city . It is at once the palace of the viceroy , a military bar- rack , the seat of administration , and the office of the secret police . . . omni- potent and omniscient . ' The Liberal politician John ...
Sommario
BEGINNING | 23 |
APOGEE | 67 |
CONSEQUENCES | 151 |
Conclusion | 198 |
Appendices | 204 |
Notes | 217 |
Bibliography | 245 |
Index | 257 |
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