عنوان

The Irish Civil War 1922-23 /

(Number (ISBN

1846032709

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9781846032707

Number

b782623

Title Proper

The Irish Civil War 1922-23 /

General Material Designation

[Book]

First Statement of Responsibility

Peter Cottrell.

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

New York :

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Osprey Pub.,

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

2008.

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

95 pages :

Other Physical Details

illustrations, color maps, portraits ;

Dimensions

25 cm.

Series Title

Essential histories ;

Volume Designation

70

Text of Note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 92-93) and index.

Text of Note

Background to war: The Anglo-Irish war -- Warring sides: The combatants -- Outbreak: The Anglo-Irish peace and the Republicans -- The fighting: Conflict in Dublin and the provinces -- Portrait of a soldier: Major-General James Emmet Dalton MC 1898-1978 -- The world around war: The wider impact of the Irish Civil War -- Portrait of a civilian: Robert Erskine Childers DSO TD 1870-1922 -- How the war ended: Tentative de-escalation -- Conclusion and consequences: A republic divided.

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Text of Note

Peter Cottrell explores the devastating conflict that tore Ireland apart, shortly after 'peace' had been declared. He focuses on the short but bloody battles that witnessed more deaths than the preceding years of the War of Independence. Examining the many factions that played a part in the fighting, and more often in the terror and counter-terror operations, Cottrell highlights the contrasting styles of leadership and the conduct of combat operations by the IRA and the National Army. He uses detailed tactical maps to explain the tactics that ranged from urban warfare and street-fighting to the final siege of Limerick city. A bitter sequence of attack and reprisal, the Irish Civil War was a complex social and political battle to change the nature of government and politics in Ireland. This book primarily discusses the military operations, but also places these in the wider context of the personalities involved, including Liam Lynch and Michael Collins. It also assesses the impact of the war on civilian life, and its influence on the politics of Ireland at national and international levels thereafter. This is not only the story of one country, but also of the relationships between Ireland and Britain, and Ireland and America, which have had a profound impact on modern politics for decades.

Politics and government

Ireland, History, Civil War, 1922-1923.

Ireland, Politics and government, 1922-1949.

Ireland.

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Edition

Class number

Book number

Cottrell, Peter

Date of Transaction

20201206210657.0

Electronic name

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