The Irish War of Independence / Michael Hopkinson

Author: Hopkinson, Michael
Published: Montreal ; Ithaca : McGill-Queen's University Press, [2002]
Copyright Date: ©2002
Physical Description: 1 online resource (xxi, 274 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations, map

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Contents

pt. 1. Gathering storm: British rule in Ireland -- Background to the Irish Revolution -- pt. 2. Beginning: Outline of the War January 1919-June 1920 -- British administration 1919-April 1920 -- The Dáil government -- British security forces -- British policy at the crossroads, April-August 1920 -- pt. 3. Apogee: The Irish intelligence system and the development of guerrilla warfare up to the truce -- The War July-December 1920 -- From the imposition of martial law to the truce, the British perspective -- Guerrilla warfare in Dublin -- The War in Cork -- The War in Tipperary, Limerick, Waterford, Wexford and Kilkenny -- The War in Kerry and Clare -- The War in the west and north-west counties -- The Irish midlands, some surrounding counties and IRA activity in Britain -- pt. 4. Consequences: The north-east and the War of Independence -- The American dimension -- The peace process -- The path to the truce.

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9780773570764 (electronic bk.)
0773570764 (electronic bk.)
9780773524989
0773524983

Bibliography Note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-256) and index.

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