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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... became the Government of Ireland Act 1920. This was the Act that effected the partition of Ireland . ( Courtesy of The Illustrated London News Picture Library ) British troops searching a car in Dublin ( courtesy of Independent ...
... became the Government of Ireland Act 1920. This was the Act that effected the partition of Ireland . ( Courtesy of The Illustrated London News Picture Library ) British troops searching a car in Dublin ( courtesy of Independent ...
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... became radicals almost overnight . From then on any appeal to a so - called middle ground was hopeless . In this wide con- text the Easter Rising should be seen as the consequence of the revolutionary developments of the preceding four ...
... became radicals almost overnight . From then on any appeal to a so - called middle ground was hopeless . In this wide con- text the Easter Rising should be seen as the consequence of the revolutionary developments of the preceding four ...
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... became a watchword for unaccountable and inefficient rule , criticised on every front for its top - heavy ... became like constitutional monarchs , associated with symbolism and rit- ual , while the Chief Secretary became more powerful ...
... became a watchword for unaccountable and inefficient rule , criticised on every front for its top - heavy ... became like constitutional monarchs , associated with symbolism and rit- ual , while the Chief Secretary became more powerful ...
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... became a full - time civil servant , permanently stationed in Dublin.9 - The system was full of potential for disharmony both within Dublin Castle and between Dublin and Westminster . At sundry times British politicians talked of ...
... became a full - time civil servant , permanently stationed in Dublin.9 - The system was full of potential for disharmony both within Dublin Castle and between Dublin and Westminster . At sundry times British politicians talked of ...
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... became organised under the one banner of Ulster Unionism . This would have required , however , a sustained and empathetic approach to Irish affairs which was never exhibited by any British government . The traditional British skill of ...
... became organised under the one banner of Ulster Unionism . This would have required , however , a sustained and empathetic approach to Irish affairs which was never exhibited by any British government . The traditional British skill of ...
Sommario
BEGINNING | 23 |
APOGEE | 67 |
CONSEQUENCES | 151 |
Conclusion | 198 |
Appendices | 204 |
Notes | 217 |
Bibliography | 245 |
Index | 257 |
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