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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... told in the form of biographies , mem- oirs and narrative accounts of heroic victory against the odds , of dramatic raids and ambushes , of hunger strikes and prison resistance . The Black and Tans have become the most well - known ...
... told in the form of biographies , mem- oirs and narrative accounts of heroic victory against the odds , of dramatic raids and ambushes , of hunger strikes and prison resistance . The Black and Tans have become the most well - known ...
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... told that Civil War politics are dead : to judge by much recent literature , Civil War history is very much alive . In this self - confident time in the history of the Irish Republic , many historians are taking an unsym- pathetic view ...
... told that Civil War politics are dead : to judge by much recent literature , Civil War history is very much alive . In this self - confident time in the history of the Irish Republic , many historians are taking an unsym- pathetic view ...
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... told Walter Long that French ' has no local knowledge and like all great soldiers he has no knowledge of civil administration . The consequence has been a series of most serious blunders . ' W.E. Wylie , the Law Adviser in Dublin Castle ...
... told Walter Long that French ' has no local knowledge and like all great soldiers he has no knowledge of civil administration . The consequence has been a series of most serious blunders . ' W.E. Wylie , the Law Adviser in Dublin Castle ...
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... told Long : ' I have been waging steady war with the dirty elements in Dublin Castle . When you see His Ex . you would do him a very good turn if you would impress on him that when he is dealing with Catholic officials like MacMahon ...
... told Long : ' I have been waging steady war with the dirty elements in Dublin Castle . When you see His Ex . you would do him a very good turn if you would impress on him that when he is dealing with Catholic officials like MacMahon ...
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Sommario
BEGINNING | 23 |
APOGEE | 67 |
CONSEQUENCES | 151 |
Conclusion | 198 |
Appendices | 204 |
Notes | 217 |
Bibliography | 245 |
Index | 257 |
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