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Shadows from the Trenches - Veterans of the Great War and the Irish Revolution (1918-1923) (Paperback)
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Shadows from the Trenches - Veterans of the Great War and the Irish Revolution (1918-1923) (Paperback)
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Approximately 150,000 Irish officers and men joined the British
Army during the First World War. What happened to them when they
returned home? What determining role (if any) did they play? Most
importantly, did they fall victims of selective revolutionary
violence and face the wrath of the IRA for having fought for the
British Crown in 1914-1918? As steamers anchored in Dublin Bay and
men disembarked, they began to follow different paths according to
their expectations, political beliefs, and often according to the
possibilities their mother-land would consent to offer them.
Transfers of loyalty and transfers of military skills characterised
the demobilisation of those Great War veterans. Hundreds pledged
allegiance to the Irish Republican Army while thousands joined the
ranks of the Royal Irish Constabulary and the British Army. After
the signing of the Anglo-Irish Treaty, ex-servicemen consolidated
the institutions of the new Irish Free State whereas a minority
remained loyal to the idea of an Irish Republic. Those who
refrained from taking an active part in the transformation of
Ireland found themselves in a society plagued by unemployment and
ongoing unrest. Largely forgotten in history, their stories beg to
be heard. The centenary of the War of Independence and the Civil
War represents an unexpected yet welcome moment to challenge
traditional narratives and shed light on the contribution of Great
War veterans to the Irish Revolution. What happened in Ireland was
far from being an isolated case in European history.
Re-mobilisations and re-engagements of Great War veterans
characterised the internal dynamics within other European countries
and states undergoing post-war transformations, revolutions or
civil conflicts. Drawing on archives in in England, Northern
Ireland, the Republic of Ireland, and on hitherto unsolicited
testimonies, Emmanuel Destenay tracks the trajectories of these
shadows from the trenches, unveiling their hopes, expectations and
uncertainties.
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