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The Black and Tans: British Police and Auxiliaries in the Irish War of Independence, 1920-1921
D. M. Leeson
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Paperback. The Black and Tans and Auxiliaries are the most notorious police forces in the history of the British Isles, and were the focus of bitter controversy. Based on extensive archival research, this is the first serious study of the forces and the part they played in the Irish War of Independence. Num Pages: 320 pages, Two maps. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJG; HBJD1; HBLW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 464.
This is the story of the Black and Tans and Auxiliaries, the most notorious police forces in the history of the British Isles. During the Irish War of Independence (1920-1), the British government recruited thousands of ex-soldiers to serve as constables in the Royal Irish Constabulary, the Black and Tans, while also raising a paramilitary raiding force of ex-officers - the Auxiliary Division. From the summer of 1920 to the summer of 1921, these forces became the focus of bitter controversy. As the struggle for Irish independence intensified, the police responded to ambushes and assassinations by the guerrillas ... Read more
This is the story of the Black and Tans and Auxiliaries, the most notorious police forces in the history of the British Isles. During the Irish War of Independence (1920-1), the British government recruited thousands of ex-soldiers to serve as constables in the Royal Irish Constabulary, the Black and Tans, while also raising a paramilitary raiding force of ex-officers - the Auxiliary Division. From the summer of 1920 to the summer of 1921, these forces became the focus of bitter controversy. As the struggle for Irish independence intensified, the police responded to ambushes and assassinations by the guerrillas ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780199658824
SKU
V9780199658824
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About D. M. Leeson
D. M. Leeson received his PhD in History from McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada in 2003.
Reviews for The Black and Tans: British Police and Auxiliaries in the Irish War of Independence, 1920-1921
Review from previous edition While the Black and Tans served for less than two years, their disastrous deployment has lived long in Irish cultural memory. Through dispassionate research and fastidiously marshalled sources, D. M. Leeson undermines many enduring misapprehensions that still surround this most controversial of police forces.
Peter Geoghegan, Times Literary Supplement
A fresh, often exciting narrative ... Read more
Peter Geoghegan, Times Literary Supplement
A fresh, often exciting narrative ... Read more