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Author: Brendan O'Brien Publisher: O'Brien Press ISBN: 9780862786427 Category : Guerrilla warfare Languages : en Pages : 172
Book Description
An accessible, clearly-written account of the IRA from its beginnings to today. It covers the origins and history of the organisation, its aims, the political and military thinking which has driven its activities.
Author: Brendan O'Brien Publisher: O'Brien Press ISBN: 9780862786427 Category : Guerrilla warfare Languages : en Pages : 172
Book Description
An accessible, clearly-written account of the IRA from its beginnings to today. It covers the origins and history of the organisation, its aims, the political and military thinking which has driven its activities.
Author: Brendan O'Brien Publisher: ISBN: 9780862789343 Category : Ireland Languages : en Pages : 192
Book Description
An accessible, clearly-written account of the IRA from its beginnings to today. It covers the origins and history of the organisation, its aims, the political and military thinking which has driven its activities.
Author: Brendan O'Brien Publisher: The O'Brien Press ISBN: 1847177271 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 200
Book Description
An accessible, clearly-written account of the IRA from its beginnings to today. It covers the origins and history of the organisation, its aims, the political and military thinking which has driven its activities, and the major personalities who have shaped the direction of the movement down through the years. The relationship with the Irish and British governments is examined, as well as the effects of the major bombing campaigns and the 1981 hunger strikes. It also explains the radical shift in thinking which led to the IRA seeking a political way towards the goal of Irish unity rather than pursuing the entrenched 'Brits Out' policy at the point of a gun. The background to the IRA ceasefire, and the many factors which contributed to its ending are looked at, as well as the prospects for a lasting peace in one of the world's most troubled arenas. This is intended as an easy-to-read overview of the IRA and the Northern situation, accessible to both the tourist and the interested general reader.
Author: Joseph McCullough Publisher: Gill Books ISBN: 9780717147298 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 256
Book Description
From prehistoric times to the present day this comprehensive history presents the story of Ireland in bite-size chunks. With illustrations throughout this is an attractive and practical guide to Ireland's colorful history.
Author: Ed Moloney Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company ISBN: 9780393325027 Category : Ireland Languages : en Pages : 644
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A portrayal of the Irish Republican Army includes coverage of its associations with Qaddafi's regime, Margaret Thatcher's secret diplomacy with Gerry Adams, and the Catholic Church's negotiations with Republican leadership.
Author: A. R. Oppenheimer Publisher: Irish Academic Press ISBN: 1788550188 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 407
Book Description
In this groundbreaking title, A. R. Oppenheimer tells how the Irish Republican Army became the most adept and experienced insurgency group the world has ever seen through their bombing expertise – and how, after generations of conflict, it all came to an end. The book is a comprehensive account of more than 150 years of Irish republican strategic, tactical, and operational details, and an analysis of the IRA’s mission, doctrine, targeting, and acquisition of weapons and explosives. As a leading expert on non-conventional weapons and explosives, Oppenheimer vividly presents the story behind the bombs – those who built and deployed them; those who had to deal with and dismantle them; and those who suffered or died from them. He analyses where, how, and why the IRA’s 19,000 bombs were built, targeted and deployed, and explores what the IRA was hoping to accomplish in its unrivaled campaign of violence and insurgency through covert acquisition, training, intelligence and counter-intelligence. Beginning with the Fenian ‘Dynamiters’ in the second half of the nineteenth century, Oppenheimer fully describes and assesses the impact of the pre-1970s bombing campaigns in Northern Ireland and England and the evolution of strategies and tactics during the Troubles. He concludes with the decommissioning of an arsenal big enough to arm several battalions – which included an entire home-crafted missile system, an unsurpassed range of improvised explosive devices (IEDs), and enough explosives to blow up several urban centres. The author scrutinises the level of deadly improvisation that became the hallmark of the Provisional IRA’s expertise and the ingenuity in its pioneering IED timing, delay and disguise technologies, and follows the arms race it carried on with the British Army and security services in a long war of mutual assured disruption. He also provides an insight into the bombing equipment and guns in the vast IRA inventory held at Irish Police HQ in Dublin.
Author: Alan Titley Publisher: ISBN: Category : Art Languages : en Pages : 124
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A lively journey through ancient and modern Irish culture, this book explores the elements that have shaped the music, language, and arts of the Emerald Isle. From the rich native tradition in pre-Christian times to the changes wrought by the arrival of Christianity in the fifth century, from the Golden Age of art and literature to the 19th-century Celtic revival, the rich history of Ireland is abundant in its cultural heritage. Also discussed is the place of Irish writing in the English language and a look at the international popularity of modernized traditional dances, as expressed by the Riverdance craze.
Author: Breandán Ó hEithir Publisher: O'Brien Press ISBN: Category : History Languages : en Pages : 116
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A short and entertaining history from earliest times to the present by one of Ireland's best-loved writers. It deals with prehistory, the Celts, Christianity, the Vikings, the Normans. The various conquests and rebellions are covered, including Cromwell, Wolfe Tone, the 1916 Rising. One of the main features is that it brings history up to date, providing an interesting account of both North and South over the past eighty years, clarifying the development and intricacies of the Northern 'troubles' and the many attempts to resolve them. Understanding and sympathetic, this little book gives a clear and stimulating grasp of Ireland, past and present.
Author: John Ranelagh Publisher: Cambridge University Press ISBN: 1107009235 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 449
Book Description
This third edition of John O'Beirne Ranelagh's classic history of Ireland incorporates contemporary political and economic events as well as the latest archaeological and DNA discoveries. Comprehensively revised and updated throughout, it considers Irish history from the earliest times through the Celts, Cromwell, plantations, famine, Independence, the Omagh bomb, peace initiatives, and financial collapse. It profiles the key players in Irish history from Diarmuid MacMurrough to Gerry Adams and casts new light on the events, North and South, that have shaped Ireland today. Ireland's place in the modern world and its relationship with Britain, the USA and Europe is also examined with a fresh and original eye. Worldwide interest in Ireland continues to increase, but whereas it once focused on violence in Northern Ireland, the tumultuous financial events in the South have opened fresh debates and drawn fresh interest. This is a new history for a new era.
Author: Joseph Coohill Publisher: ONEWorld Publications ISBN: Category : History Languages : en Pages : 274
Book Description
Clear and lucid, Coohill’s writing paints an engaging picture of a people for whom history is a key part of present-day reality. Starting with the first prehistoric inhabitants of the island, the book takes us right up to the present day, covering the Great Famine, Home Rule, the Good Friday Agreement, and beyond. Highly accessible, yet demonstrating a sophisticated level of analysis, Coohill is careful to consider differing historical interpretations, allowing readers to come to their own conclusions – a key to the book’s enduring popularity. Fully updated to include the St Andrews Agreement and the decommissioning of IRA weapons, this third edition of Ireland: A Short History will continue to provide the perfect resource, for tourists, students and all those wishing to acquaint themselves further with the complex identity of Ireland and its people. Joseph Coohill is Assistant Professor of History at Pennsylvania State University. He specialises in the history of 19th century Britain and Ireland.
Author: Brendan O'Brien
Author: Brendan O'Brien
Author: Brendan O'Brien
Author: Brendan O'Brien
Author: Joseph McCullough
Author: Ed Moloney
Author: A. R. Oppenheimer
Author: Alan Titley
Author: Breandán Ó hEithir
Author: John Ranelagh
Author: Joseph Coohill