The IRA At War, 1916-1923

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The essays in The I.R.A. at War propose a new history of this Irish revolution: one that encompasses the whole of the island as well as Britain, all of the violence and its consequences, and the entire period from the Easter Rising to the end of the Civil War. Using new research and questioning old assumptions, these sparkling essays by Peter Hart address these and other controversies to suggest new ways of looking at the history of the Irish Revolution of 1916-23. Contents List of Figures and Maps List of Tables Abbreviations Part I. The Structure of Revolution 1. A New Revolutionary History 2. The Geography of Revolution in Ireland 3. The Dynamics of Violence Part II. Guerrillas at Home 4. Paramilitary Politics in Ireland 5. The Social Structure of the I.R.A. Part III. Guerrillas Abroad 6. Operations Abroad: The I.R.A. in Britain 7. The Thompson Submachine Gun in Ireland Revisited 8. Michael Collins and the Assassination of Sir Henry Wilson Part IV. Minorities at Bay 9. The Protestant Experience of Revolution in Southern Ireland 10. Ethnic Conflict and Minority Responses Index A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P R S T U V W Y