The Irish War of Independence
The Definitive Account of the Anglo Irish War of 1919 - 1921
Published on 24. March 2004
298 pages
978-0-7171-6197-3 (ISBN)
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Within months of first publication, Michael Hopkinson's study of the Irish War of Independence established itself as by far most comprehensive and evocative account of the role played by the conflict in shaping modern Ireland. It has been welcomed both by scholars and the general public alike, and gone further than perhaps any other recent publication in recasting our understanding of Ireland's decisive confrontation with the military might of the British Empire.
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The Irish War of Independence
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Dr Michael Hopkinson was a reader in History at Stirling University in Scotland. One of the world's leading authorities on the Irish revolutionary period, he is also the author of Green Against Green: The Irish in the Civil War.
Content
- Cover
- Title page
- Contents
- Epigraph
- Introduction
- Part I: Gathering Storm
- Chapter 1: British rule in Ireland
- Chapter 2: Background to the Irish revolution
- Part II: Beginning
- Chapter 3: Outline of the war January 1919-June 1920
- Chapter 4: British administration 1919-April 1920
- Chapter 5: The Dáil and the Dáil government
- Chapter 6: British security forces
- The police
- The army
- Intelligence
- Chapter 7: British policy at the crossroads: April-August 1920
- Part III: Apogee
- Chapter 8: The Irish intelligence system and the development of guerrilla warfare up to the truce
- Chapter 9: The war July-December 1920
- Chapter 10: From the imposition of martial law to the truce: the British perspective
- Chapter 11: Guerrilla warfare in Dublin
- Chapter 12: The war in Cork
- Chapter 13: The war in Tipperary, Limerick, Waterford, Wexford and Kilkenny
- Tipperary and Limerick
- Waterford, Wexford and Kilkenny
- Chapter 14: The war in Kerry and Clare
- Kerry
- Clare
- Chapter 15: The war in the West and North-West Counties
- Mayo
- Sligo
- Galway
- Donegal
- Chapter 16: The Irish midlands, some surrounding counties and IRA activity in Britain
- Longford
- Roscommon and Leitrim
- Westmeath and Meath
- Kildare, Carlow, Wicklow, Offaly (King's County) and Laois (Queen's County)
- Fingal
- Cavan, Monaghan and Louth
- Irish activity in Britain
- Part IV: Consequences
- Chapter 17: The north-east and the War of Independence
- Chapter 18: The American dimension
- Chapter 19: The peace process
- Chapter 20: The path to the truce
- Conclusion
- Motivation
- Rôle of women
- Geographical spread
- Casualties
- Appendices
- Appendix A
- Appendix B
- Appendix C
- Appendix D
- Appendix E
- Appendix F
- Appendix G
- Appendix H
- Appendix I
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Map of Ireland
- Acknowledgments
- Chronology
- Copyright
- About the Author
- About Gill & Macmillan
