The Irish War of Independence
By: Michael Hopkinson.
Publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Montreal; Ithaca
Language: eng
Number of pages: 274
Subjects: Ireland -- History -- War of Independence, 1919-1921
Description: "The Irish War of Independence, January 1919 to July 1921, constituted the final stages of the Irish revolution. It went hand in hand with the collapse of British administration in Ireland. The military conflict consisted of sporadic, localised but vicious guerrilla fighting that was paralleled by the efforts of the Dail Government to achieve an independent Irish Republic and the partitioning of the country by the Government of Ireland Act."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [245]-256) and index.
Table of contents: title: pt. 1. Gathering storm: British rule in Ireland; title: Background to the Irish Revolution; title: pt. 2. Beginning: Outline of the War January 1919-June 1920; title: British administration 1919-April 1920; title: The Dáil government; title: British security forces; title: British policy at the crossroads, April-August 1920; title: pt. 3. Apogee: The Irish intelligence system and the development of guerrilla warfare up to the truce; title: The War July-December 1920; title: From the imposition of martial law to the truce, the British perspective; title: Guerrilla warfare in Dublin; title: The War in Cork; title: The War in Tipperary, Limerick, Waterford, Wexford and Kilkenny; title: The War in Kerry and Clare; title: The War in the west and north-west counties; title: The Irish midlands, some surrounding counties and IRA activity in Britain; title: pt. 4. Consequences: The north-east and the War of Independence; title: The American dimension; title: The peace process; title: The path to the truce.