Dublin Castle and the Anglo-Irish War : counter insurgency and conflict / by Eamonn T. Gardiner.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gardiner, Eamonn T.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ireland--History--1910-1921.

Ireland.

Ireland--Politics and government--1910-1921.

Ireland--Foreign relations--Great Britain.

Great Britain--Foreign relations--Ireland.

Great Britain.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (90 p.)

Place of Publication:

Newcastle upon Tyne, U.K. : Cambridge Scholars Pub., 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Irish War of Independence is still regarded as a conflict that is both enigmatic and emotive in content; it transformed the British imperial dream into a nightmare and was to shape the foreign and domestic agendas of two countries for nearly a century. This book seeks to examine the reasons and ask the hard questions to determine why the British state was unable to pour oil on troubled Irish waters and put Home Rule to bed and how that inability was left to fester. It examines in detai...

Contents:

TABLE OF CONTENTS; FOREWORD AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; CHAPTER ONE; CHAPTER TWO; CHAPTER THREE; CHAPTER FOUR; CHAPTER FIVE; BIBLIOGRAPHY; APPENDIX A; APPENDIX B

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [65]-69).

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

1-282-48128-2

9786612481284

1-4438-1573-X

OCLC:

816365853