Dublin's Fighting Story 1916-21: Told by the Men Who Made It Contributor(s): Ferriter, Diarmaid (Introduction by), The Kerryman (Author) |
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ISBN: 1856356434 ISBN-13: 9781856356435 Publisher: Mercier Press OUR PRICE: $22.93 Product Type: Paperback Published: March 2010 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Ireland |
Dewey: B |
LCCN: 2009674546 |
Series: Fighting Stories |
Physical Information: 1.4" H x 5.2" W x 8.4" (1.10 lbs) 450 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - Ireland |
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Publisher Description:
Major Haig ordered them to 'prepare to fire', whereupon they the fired indiscriminately, point blank, at the people in the street. Four people were killed and thirty-seven wounded. All Ireland seethed with indignation . . . This new edition of Dublin's Fighting Story with an introduction by Diarmaid Ferriter features stories and reports from every aspect of the War of Independence, from the formation of the Fianna ireann and the Volunteers, through the Great Dublin Strike and Lock-out in 1913 and the 1916 Rising to the death of Se n Treacy in a bloody street shoot-out, the triumph and tragedy of Bloody Sunday and the burning of the Customs House. Dublin's Fighting Story offers the perspective of the eye witnesses and fighting men themselves to the struggle for independence in Dublin. |