The Irish War of IndependenceThe Irish War of Independence was a sporadic guerrilla campaign which lasted from January 1919 until July 1921. The Irish Republican Army (IRA) attacked the forces of the British crown with the intention of breaking Britain's will to rule Ireland. This campaign paralleled the political efforts of Sinn Fein to create an independent Irish republic. |
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Recensione dell'utente - thegeneral - LibraryThingThis is a very well written book, like Hopkinson's works before and since. While MacArdle's "The Irish Republic" remains the main piece of work for this area of Irish history this book is a useful ... Leggi recensione completa
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British Rule in Ireland | 3 |
Background to the Irish Revolution | 11 |
Outline of the War January 1919June 1920 | 25 |
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Informazioni bibliografiche
| Titolo | The Irish War of Independence |
| Autore | Michael Hopkinson |
| Edizione | illustrata |
| Editore | Gill & Macmillan, 2002 |
| Provenienza dell'originale | la University of Michigan |
| Digitalizzato | 17 giu 2008 |
| ISBN | 071713010X, 9780717130108 |
| Lunghezza | 274 pagine |
| Esporta citazione | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |