The Irish War
By: Tony Geraghty.
Publisher: HarperCollinsPublishers
Published: 1998
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 404
Subjects: Irish Republican Army -- History.; Great Britain. Army -- History.; Political violence -- Northern Ireland -- History.; Counterinsurgency -- Northern Ireland -- History.; Political violence -- Ireland -- History.; Counterinsurgency -- Ireland -- History.; Irish unification question.; Irish question.; Ireland -- History, Military.; Northern Ireland -- History, Military.
Description: From the Battle of the Boyne in 1690 to the Downing Street Declaration of 1993, Britain and Ireland have been in mortal conflict over the sovereignty of the Emerald Isle. In this text, Tony Geraghty writes a full account of the tragic three-hundred-year war, tracing the path to today's weary peace.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 376-286) and index.