The Irish War of IndependenceGill & Macmillan, 2002 - 274 pagine The 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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... army , who had little direct control over them . Much depended on the ability of the individual Auxiliary company commander . The whole force did not merit the widespread oppro- brium it has received : the company based at Macroom which ...
... army , who had little direct control over them . Much depended on the ability of the individual Auxiliary company commander . The whole force did not merit the widespread oppro- brium it has received : the company based at Macroom which ...
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... army until the summer of 1920. The military , therefore , appeared as a bystander as the crisis developed and were increasingly critical of police failings in what they correctly assessed as essentially a military emergency . " 15 Even ...
... army until the summer of 1920. The military , therefore , appeared as a bystander as the crisis developed and were increasingly critical of police failings in what they correctly assessed as essentially a military emergency . " 15 Even ...
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... army : there were forty - eight deaths between the start of May and the Truce . Only in June , after the threat of troops being removed from Ireland to Britain to deal with a General Strike had been removed , was a serious attempt made ...
... army : there were forty - eight deaths between the start of May and the Truce . Only in June , after the threat of troops being removed from Ireland to Britain to deal with a General Strike had been removed , was a serious attempt made ...
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Background to the Irish Revolution | 13 |
Outline of the War January 1919June 1920 | 27 |
British Administration 1919April 1920 | 33 |
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