British Voices of the Irish War of Independence

British Voices of the Irish War of Independence

by William Sheehan
Epub (Kobo), Epub (Adobe)
Publication Date: 14/03/2007

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?Ireland's War of Independence generated a wealth of published material but very little from a British perspective. Yet many British servicemen left accounts of their time in Ireland from 1918 to 1921. They describe military operations, the IRA, the Irish, the actions of their own forces, morale and relationships with local communities. There is Brigadier Vinden's strange tale of a drinking session with Michael Collins and humour in the sending of Gaelic-speaking Highlanders into a public house to eavesdrop in the belief that Sinn Féiners always spoke Irish to each other. The author has gone deep into British military archives to unearth these never-published accounts. Supplemented with unpublished photographs from the Imperial War Museum and the Irish National Library, these accounts form a landmark oral history told through the personal experiences of men from across the ranks.

ISBN:
9781848899117
9781848899117
Category:
Military history
Format:
Epub (Kobo), Epub (Adobe)
Publication Date:
14-03-2007
Language:
English
Publisher:
The Collins Press

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