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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... activity in the north of the county which , after a slow start , was equally widespread and as sig- nificant as that of the south . The Volunteers here it appears were slow to recov- er after 1916 because of the failings of the local ...
... activity in the north of the county which , after a slow start , was equally widespread and as sig- nificant as that of the south . The Volunteers here it appears were slow to recov- er after 1916 because of the failings of the local ...
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... activity to which it was best suit- ed . The containment policy was never fully acted upon and it is obvious that it had never been explained adequately to the actual fighting units concerned . Accounts of the conflict in these counties ...
... activity to which it was best suit- ed . The containment policy was never fully acted upon and it is obvious that it had never been explained adequately to the actual fighting units concerned . Accounts of the conflict in these counties ...
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... activity in some areas . A strong police / military presence could either provoke or deter , and was often a response to guerrilla activity . Much of the killing can be put down to retaliatory violence on both sides . Single - cause ...
... activity in some areas . A strong police / military presence could either provoke or deter , and was often a response to guerrilla activity . Much of the killing can be put down to retaliatory violence on both sides . Single - cause ...
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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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