Hopkinson, Michael.

The Irish War of IndependenceMichael Hopkinson. - Montreal ; Ithaca : McGill-Queen's University Press, (c)2002. - 1 online resource (xxi, 274 pages, 16. pages of plates) : illustrations, map.

Includes bibliographies and index.

part 1. Gathering storm: British rule in Ireland -- Background to the Irish Revolution -- part 2. Beginning: Outline of the War January 1919-June 1920 -- British administration 1919-April 1920 -- The Dáil government -- British security forces -- British policy at the crossroads, April-August 1920 -- part 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 -- part 4. Consequences: The north-east and the War of Independence -- The American dimension -- The peace process -- The path to the truce.



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