The Irish War of Independence

by Michael Hopkinson

Book Overview

The war was prosecuted ruthlessly by the Irish Republican Army which, paralleling the political efforts of Sinn Fein, hoped to break Britain's will to rule Ireland and create an independent Irish republic. The British retaliated by introducing two new irregular forces into Ireland, the Black and Tans and the Auxiliaries. Fighting took place principally in counties Cork, Limerick, Tipperary, Monaghan, Armagh, Clare, Kerry, and Longford. It was sporadic...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0773524983
• ISBN13: 9780773524989
• Release Date: November 2002
• Publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.3" x 9.7"