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The Irish War of Independence Michael Hopkinson. electronic resource

By: Hopkinson, Michael | ebrary, IncMaterial type: TextTextPublication details: Montreal ; McGill-Queen's University Press c2002Description: xxi, 274 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., map ; 24 cmSubject(s): Ireland - History - War of Independence, 1919-1921DDC classification: 941.7082/1 Online access: Open e-book (Ruskin students only)
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.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [245]-256) and index. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2009. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.

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.

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