Irish War Of Independence

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Pub. Date: 2004-11-30
Publisher(s): Univ Chicago
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Author Biography

Michael Hopkinson is reader in history at Stirling University in Scotland.

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations ix
Acknowledgments xi
Chronology xiii
Introduction xvii
PART I GATHERING STORM
1 British Rule in Ireland
3(8)
2 Background to the Irish Revolution
11(14)
PART II BEGINNING
3 Outline of the War January 1919-June 1920
25(5)
4 British Administration 1919-April 1920
30(8)
5 The Dáil and the Dáil Government
38(9)
6 British Security Forces
47(12)
7 British Policy at the Crossroads: April-August 1920
59(10)
PART III APOGEE
8 The Irish Intelligence System and the Development of Guerrilla Warfare up to the Truce
69(10)
9 The War July-December 1920
79(13)
10 From the Imposition of Martial Law to the Truce: the British Perspective
92(5)
11 Guerrilla Warfare in Dublin
97(7)
12 The War in Cork
104(11)
13 The War in Tipperary, Limerick, Waterford, Wexford and Kilkenny
115(10)
14 The War in Kerry and Clare
125(7)
15 The War in the West and North-West Counties
132(9)
16 The Irish Midlands, some Surrounding Counties and IRA Activity in Britain
141(12)
PART IV CONSEQUENCES
17 The North-East and the War of Independence
153(12)
18 The American Dimension
165(12)
19 The Peace Process
177(15)
20 The Path to the Truce
192(6)
Conclusion 198(6)
Appendices 204(13)
Notes 217(28)
Bibliography 245(12)
Index 257

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