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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... British reaction to developing guerrilla warfare . The Sinn Féin activist and author Darrell Figgis argued that the ... government authority more than any IRA actions . Foreign journalists were keen to emphasise the Dáil government's suc ...
... British reaction to developing guerrilla warfare . The Sinn Féin activist and author Darrell Figgis argued that the ... government authority more than any IRA actions . Foreign journalists were keen to emphasise the Dáil government's suc ...
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... British unions nor was there sufficient financial backing . Eventually in November , the British government threatened to withdraw grants from the railway companies and the strike ended abruptly in December.21 There was never any hope ...
... British unions nor was there sufficient financial backing . Eventually in November , the British government threatened to withdraw grants from the railway companies and the strike ended abruptly in December.21 There was never any hope ...
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... British government implemented it in an ad hoc fash- ion with a view to preventing the Ulster Question from blocking Home Rule . They seemed unaware of the acute irony that the only part of Ireland that accepted a devolved government ...
... British government implemented it in an ad hoc fash- ion with a view to preventing the Ulster Question from blocking Home Rule . They seemed unaware of the acute irony that the only part of Ireland that accepted a devolved government ...
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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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