The Irish Republican Army

by Susie Derkins

Book Overview

The profoundly sad and bitter story of Irish resistance to Britain's occupation and administration of the six counties of Northern Ireland extends over 800 years and encompasses suffering on both sides of the conflict. The Catholic Irish, the Protestant Irish, and the British armed forces have, until recently, seemed caught up in an unbreakable cycle of violence and tragedy. Susie Derkins untangles this long history of grievance and retribution, while...

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0823938220
• ISBN13: 9780823938223
• Release Date: January 2003
• Publisher: Rosen Young Adult
• Length: 64 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 7.3" x 9.7"
• Age Range: 12 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 7 to 12