The FCA
An Illustrated History
Will be published approx. on 1. October 2011
Book
Hardback
192 pages
978-1-84588-718-6 (ISBN)
Description
In 1946, An Forsa Cosanta Aitiuil (FCA) was established, providing the Irish Defence Forces with a volunteer reserve force which numbered over 100,000. The FCA participated in training and military exercises, and was an integral feature of life around Ireland for a great many people. In 2004, the FCA was integrated into the regular army, and renamed as the Reserve Defence Forces (RDF). This book is an illustrated history of the FCA, its members and its work, capturing in images the people and their dedication to what became an important part of the fabric of Irish social history.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Stroud
United Kingdom
Publishing group
The History Press Ltd
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 165 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight
320 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-84588-718-6 (9781845887186)
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WILLIAM SHEEHAN is a military historian and a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society and the Higher Education Academy. He has lectured at NUI Maynooth and University College Cork, and is a member of its Ferguson Centre for African and Asian Studies at the Open University. His previously published works include, The FCA: An Illustrated History, British Voices from the Irish War of Independence and Hearts and Mines: The 5th Division, Ireland 1920-22. His research focuses mainly on British counterinsurgency in the Inter-War Period.