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In Dublin, the War of Irish Independence (1919-1921) was an intense
and dirty battle between military intelligence agents. While IRA
flying columns fought the British Army and the Black and Tans in
the countryside, the fighting in Ireland's capitol city pitted the
wits of IRA Commander Michael Collins against the cloak-and-dagger
innovations of British Intelligence Chief Colonel Ormonde de l'Epee
Winter. This history chronicles the covert war of assassinations,
arrests, torture and murder that culminated in the November 1920
mass assassination of British intelligence officers by IRA squads.
Tracing the history and development of gun-making in Birmingham,
England-for many years a center of the world's firearms
industry-this book covers innovations in design and manufacture of
both military and sporting arms from 1660 through 1960. The city is
perhaps best known for mass-producing some of the most
battle-tested weapons in history, including the Brown Bess musket,
the Webley revolver and the Lee-Enfield rifle. Yet Birmingham's
gun-makers have carried on a centuries-long tradition of crafting
high quality hand-made sporting guns.
This work records a week in Dublin during April 1916 when in a
forlorn hope 2,000 Irish Volunteers rose up in armed rebellion
against the British Empire in a bid to establish an independent
Irish state. The Rising is recalled in the words of those who took
part. It traces the establishment of the various organizations that
eventually came together that Easter week. The work then leads on
to a day-to-day narrative of the men and women who took part. There
are details of the highs and lows; of the triumphs and the little
unexpected things that are sometimes lost in the noise of battle.
In parts the narrative is intensely personal when participants
record the deaths of those close to them. The work does not shy
away from the atrocities and murders that took place on both sides;
recorded in the Coroner`s reports. Then the work gives a personal
account of the trial and, perhaps unnecessary, execution of the
leaders, and the imprisonment of the surviving Volunteers.
This detailed account of the Irish Republican Army's bombing
campaign against Britain during 1939-1940 describes how initial
attacks on economic targets turned into a series of terror bombings
causing the deaths of seven innocent people. Though two IRA members
were hanged, the real men responsible, named here, escaped. The
author covers the political situation in Ireland prior to the
attacks, the recruiting and training of the bombers, the bombing
campaign and the trial of two men for the murder of five people in
Coventry.
Women have too often been written out of history. This is
especially true in the fight for Irish independence. The women's
struggle was three-fold, beginning with the suffragettes' fight to
win the vote. Then came the push for fair pay and working
conditions. Binding them together became part of the national
struggle, first for home rule, then for the establishment of an
Irish Republic. The Easter Rising of 1916 brought them together as
soldiers of the Republic. Through the terrible years that followed
they became the conscience of Republicanism. Following
independence, they were betrayed by the men they had served
alongside. DeValera and the Catholic Church restricted their roles
in society-they were to be wives and mothers without a voice. It
was not until Ireland's entry into the European community and the
self destruction of a corrupt Church that Irish women were
acknowledged for what they had achieved.
Brereton's journal is a book made up of letters from the English
Civil War (1642-1646). A Parliamentary general, Sir William was
engaged in the siege of Dudley Castle, Bridgnorth Castle and the
fortifield cathedral close at Lichfield. The Letter Book contains
copies of letters sent and received by Brereton. There are details
of his victory against the last Royalist army in the field, his
various sieges, his constant need for money and more troops, and
the movements of King Charles I prior to his surrender to the
Scots. The Introduction details a history of the civil war, of the
battles and skirmishes, up to the writing of the Letter Book. A
conclusion relates what happened after: the end of the war, the
trial and execution of Charles I, the Interregnum and finally the
Restoration and Brereton's retirement from public life.
Perhaps more than all the campaigns of the Union armies, the Union
naval blockade-covering all major Southern ports along 3,500 miles
of coastline for the duration of the war-brought down the
Confederacy. The daring exploits of Confederate blockade runners
are well known-but many of them were British citizens operating out
of neutral ports such as Nassau, Havana and Bermuda. Focusing on
British involvement in the war, this history names the overseas
bankers and manufacturers who, in critical need of cotton and other
Confederate exports, financed and equipped the fast little ships
that ran the blockade. The author attempts to disentangle the names
and aliases of the captains-many of whom were Royal Navy officers
on temporary leave-and tells their stories in their own words.
This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This
IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced
typographical errors, and jumbled words. This book may have
occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor
pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original
artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe
this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections,
have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing
commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We
appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the
preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger
Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and
hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger
Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and
hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone!
This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This
IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced
typographical errors, and jumbled words. This book may have
occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor
pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original
artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe
this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections,
have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing
commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We
appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the
preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
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