The Irish War of Independence / Michael Hopkinson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hopkinson, Michael.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ireland--History--War of Independence, 1919-1921.

Ireland.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (313 p.)

Place of Publication:

Montreal ; Ithaca : McGill-Queen's University Press, c2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The war was prosecuted ruthlessly by the Irish Republican Army which, paralleling the political efforts of Sinn Féin, 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 but vicious, with fewer than 2,000 IRA volunteers facing over 50,000 crown forces. The IRA depended upon energetic local leaders -- where there were none, there was little fighting.

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 D?ail 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.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. [245]-256) and index.

ISBN:

0-7735-7076-4

OCLC:

51395334