The British Military Dilemma in Ireland
Author : Elizabeth A. Muenger
Publisher :
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 16,49 MB
Release : 1991
Category : History
ISBN :
Author : Elizabeth A. Muenger
Publisher :
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 16,49 MB
Release : 1991
Category : History
ISBN :
Author : Yonah Alexander
Publisher : Martinus Nijhoff Publishers
Page : 285 pages
File Size : 24,78 MB
Release : 1986
Category : Law
ISBN : 900464010X
Author : M.L.R. Smith
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 341 pages
File Size : 44,65 MB
Release : 2002-11-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1134713967
Fighting for Ireland? is the first in-depth account of the evolution of Irish Republican strategy. It is highly topical in the light of the faltering peace process and the growing speculation over the IRA's next move: further violence or a new non-violent strategy? This new, updated paperback edition is essential reading for those who wish to disentangle the complex issues and motives behind IRA violence. M.L.R. Smith challenges many assumptions about the IRA, pinpointing the organisation's successes as well as its missed opportunities. He demonstrates the tension the movement has experienced between ideology and strategic reality regarding the use of force, illustrating how doctrinal purity has sometimes hampered the IRA in the pursuit of its goals. Contrary to the Irish Republican movement's vigorous and assertive public face Smith uncovers an organisation characterised more by a sense of chronic insecurity than by certainty and continuity.
Author : William Henry Kautt
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 38,75 MB
Release : 2014
Category : Great Britain
ISBN : 9780716532194
In 1922, just after the end of the Irish War for Independence, the British Army's 'Irish Command' drafted an official four-volume historical record of their experiences and their understanding of the war in Ireland, titled The Record of the Rebellion in Ireland, 1919-1921 and the Part Played by the Army in Dealing with It. Ground Truths, an annotated collection, is based on the first of those four volumes and is edited to include material that was missed, was incorrect, or was deliberately changed by the original authors before final drafts had been concluded. Largely a defense of the perception that the British army 'lost' the war in Ireland, this collection of original documents features aspects of everyday warfare, such as military intelligence worries and rebel press propaganda, as well as the more intense key moments of the War of Independence, including the arrest and death of Terrence McSwiney, the murder of Thomas MacCurtain, the hunger-strikes of 1920, the murders of British Army officers that subsequently led to the Croke Park massacre on November 21, 1920, and the arrests of Arthur Griffith and Eamon De Valera. Essentially, Ground Truths contains the testimony of the British Army officers who lead the fight against the Irish republicans. The book is a unique, exciting, and original insight into the experiences and operations on a side of the War of Independence rarely studied in Irish history - the British side.
Author : Roger Faligot
Publisher : Brandon
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 14,97 MB
Release : 1983
Category : Political Science
ISBN :
Author : Seán Hartnett
Publisher : Merrion Press
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 17,82 MB
Release : 2016-09-16
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1785370863
Seán Hartnett grew up in Cork in the 1970s where he observed the worst of the northern Troubles with fascination. Despite his family s strong republican ties and his own attempt to join the IRA, Hartnett shocked family and friends when he changed allegiance and joined the British Armed Forces. In 2001 Hartnett returns to his native Ireland, but this time as a member of the British Army s most secretive covert counter-terrorist unit in Northern Ireland, Joint Communications Unit Northern Ireland aka JCU-NI, the FRU, 14 Intelligence Company, or simply The Det . For the next three years Hartnett is directly involved in some of the highest profile events of that period, from the arrest of John Hannan for the bombing of the BBC in London, to the tragic murder of David Caldwell; the prevention of the murder of Johnny 'Mad Dog' Adair and some of the biggest blunders by British Intelligence in the history of the Troubles, including the true story behind the murders of Corporals Howes and Wood at an IRA funeral in 1988. Charlie One , the call sign for the most wanted targets of British Intelligence operations in NI, documents the journey of an Irish Republican serving in Britain s most secretive counter-terrorism unit. Filled with roller coaster emotions and explosive revelations of British Intelligence covert capabilities and operations, Charlie One provides a truly unique, detailed and unbiased account of the secret war fought on the streets of Northern Ireland.
Author : Richard Doherty
Publisher : Appletree Press (IE)
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 21,25 MB
Release : 1993
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN :
Author : Michael Dewar
Publisher : Arms & Armour Press
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 23,11 MB
Release : 1985
Category : History
ISBN :
"Throughout the story, the author describes the tactics, methods and equipment evolved by the Army to meet the ever-changing challenge of the IRA, their sympathizers and their opponents -- from howling mobs and decoy children to car bombs and mobile mortars. Accounts of specific incidents as experienced by some of the regiments that have served 'tours' in the province, including the Paras, the Green Jackets, the Royal Artillery and the Royal Marines, convey vividly the feel of being out on patrol in Belfast and Londonderry"--Jacket.
Author : Brian Girvin
Publisher :
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 10,23 MB
Release : 2000
Category : History
ISBN :
This volume of essays on the social, political and military history of Ireland during the Second World War explores the Irish contribution to the Allied cause, in particular the role and experience of Irish men and women who served in the British armed forces during the war. Also covered is the history of Northern Ireland during the war period, as are apsects of the post-war historiography of Irish involvement in the Allied struggle.
Author : Jack O'Brien
Publisher :
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 20,54 MB
Release : 1989
Category : Atrocities
ISBN :