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A Military History of Ireland
Thomas (Ed Bartlett
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Description for A Military History of Ireland
Paperback. A major new study of Irish military history from the earliest times to the present day. Editor(s): Bartlett, Thomas; Jeffery, Keith. Num Pages: 592 pages, 115 b/w illus. 8 maps. BIC Classification: 1DB; HBJD1; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 171 x 32. Weight in Grams: 958.
This is a major, collaborative study of organised military activity and its broad impact on Ireland over the last thousand years or so, from the middle of the first millennium AD to modern times. It integrates the best recent scholarship in military history into its social and political context to provide a comprehensive treatment of the Irish military experience. The eighteen chronologically-organised chapters are written by leading scholars each of whom is an authority on the period in question. Drawing the whole work together is a wide-ranging introductory essay on the 'Irish military tradition' which explores the relationship of Irish ... Read more
This is a major, collaborative study of organised military activity and its broad impact on Ireland over the last thousand years or so, from the middle of the first millennium AD to modern times. It integrates the best recent scholarship in military history into its social and political context to provide a comprehensive treatment of the Irish military experience. The eighteen chronologically-organised chapters are written by leading scholars each of whom is an authority on the period in question. Drawing the whole work together is a wide-ranging introductory essay on the 'Irish military tradition' which explores the relationship of Irish ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
592
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521629898
SKU
9780521629898
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99-1
Reviews for A Military History of Ireland
'… huge but inviting … it is difficult, for the general reader at least, to see what might be added to this history to make it more complete.' Books Ireland '… impressive and timely book … a resounding triumph.' James Kelly, The Irish Times '… a quite splendid examination of Irish history through a startling revealing medium.' Kevin Myers, ... Read more