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The IRA in Britain, 1919–1923: ‘In the Heart of Enemy Lines’
Gerard Noonan
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Paperback. A study of the activities of violent republicans in Britain during the Irish War of Independence and Civil War, 1919-1923, including gunrunning and their campaign of violence, as well as the reaction of the authorities. Num Pages: 385 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBTB; HBTV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Between 1919 and 1923, Ireland was engulfed by violence as the Irish Republican Army (IRA) fought a guerrilla campaign against the British state and later fellow Irishmen and women in pursuit of an Irish Republic. Police barracks and government offices were attacked and burned, soldiers and policemen were killed and the economic and social life of the country was dislocated. Britain itself was a theatre in the war too. ‘In the heart of enemy lines’, as one IRA leader put it, cities such as London, Liverpool, Manchester, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Glasgow and their environs saw the establishment of IRA companies, Irish ... Read more
Between 1919 and 1923, Ireland was engulfed by violence as the Irish Republican Army (IRA) fought a guerrilla campaign against the British state and later fellow Irishmen and women in pursuit of an Irish Republic. Police barracks and government offices were attacked and burned, soldiers and policemen were killed and the economic and social life of the country was dislocated. Britain itself was a theatre in the war too. ‘In the heart of enemy lines’, as one IRA leader put it, cities such as London, Liverpool, Manchester, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Glasgow and their environs saw the establishment of IRA companies, Irish ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Liverpool University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Weight
28g
Number of Pages
385
Place of Publication
Liverpool, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781786940131
SKU
V9781786940131
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99-50
About Gerard Noonan
Gerard Noonan has a PhD from Trinity College Dublin.
Reviews for The IRA in Britain, 1919–1923: ‘In the Heart of Enemy Lines’
'An intrinsically valuable work - intellectually serious, well-researched and original.' Tim Wilson 'Gerard Noonan's book is an outstanding, definitive analysis of an under-researched topic - the role of the IRA in Britain during the crucial periods of the partition of Ireland, War of Independence and republican split. Drawing upon exhaustive, highly original research, Noonan charts a very wide range ... Read more