Terrorism - General & Miscellaneous, Great Britain - Espionage, Ireland - Political Biography, Nationalists - Political Biography, 20th Century Irish History, Revolutionaries - Biography, Northern Ireland - History, Ireland - Politics & Government
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Overview
This is the story of one of the most terrifying operations ever carried out by one secret army against another. Sunday, November 21, 1920, was a decisive day in the Irish nation's long, bloody struggle for independence from Great Britain. It was on that day that fourteen British secret agents in Dublin were assassinated, an act that shattered the British intelligence system in Ireland and made it possible for a small, ill-equipped force of irregulars to impose its will on its centuries-old oppressor. The operation was carefully and secretly organized, and it was the crucial culmination of a decades-long undercover struggle.Bloody Sunday tells the exciting behind-the-scenes story of the events that led up to the operation and gives a completely new appraisal of "the troubles." It shows Michael Collins as the brilliant leader that he was, and it disperses the fables and fiction that have grown up around Ireland's War of Independence.
Author James Gleeson saw the "Black and Tans" and "Shinners" in action. He spoke to men who had taken part in the operation - both leaders and rank and file - as well as men from the British side. His unbiased, factual account is an extraordinary resource for anyone interested in Irish history.
Synopsis
A detailed, comprehensive account of the most crucial event in Ireland's struggle for independence.
Library Journal
The infamous day under scrutiny is November 21, 1920, the date upon which IRA operatives assassinated 14 British secret agents in Dublin under orders from Michael Collins. The 1962 volume provides a detailed chronicle of the behind-the-scenes events leading up to and after the killings. The text is buttressed with period photos, and this edition has an introduction by Dermot McEvoy, author of the fictional Collins portrait Terrible Angel, which also is making its paperback debut (ISBN 1-59228-417-5). Get your Irish up and have both on hand for St. Patrick's Day. Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.
Editorials
Library Journal
The infamous day under scrutiny is November 21, 1920, the date upon which IRA operatives assassinated 14 British secret agents in Dublin under orders from Michael Collins. The 1962 volume provides a detailed chronicle of the behind-the-scenes events leading up to and after the killings. The text is buttressed with period photos, and this edition has an introduction by Dermot McEvoy, author of the fictional Collins portrait Terrible Angel, which also is making its paperback debut (ISBN 1-59228-417-5). Get your Irish up and have both on hand for St. Patrick's Day. Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.Book Details
Published
March 1, 2004
Publisher
Lyon's Press, The
Pages
240
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9781592282821