William Sheehan

Broschiertes Buch

A Hard Local War

The British Army and the Guerrilla War in Cork 1919-1921

Beschreibung

Using new research and previously unpublished archive material, he traces the experience of the British rank and file, their opinion of their opponents, the special forces created to fight in the Irish countryside, RAF involvement and the evolution of IRA reliance on IEDs and terrorism.

Autor

WILLIAM SHEEHAN is a military historian and a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society and the Higher Education Academy. He has lectured at NUI Maynooth and University College Cork, and is a member of its Ferguson Centre for African and Asian Studies at the Open University. His previously published works include, The FCA: An Illustrated History, British Voices from the Irish War of Independence and Hearts and Mines: The 5th Division, Ireland 1920-22. His research focuses mainly on British counterinsurgency in the Inter-War Period.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: History Press
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. Juli 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 159mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 417g
• ISBN-13: 9780750984782
• ISBN-10: 0750984783
• Artikelnr.: 48931454