Read Ireland Book News - Issue 79
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Big Fellow, Long Fellow: A Joint Biography of Collins and de Valera by T. Ryle Dwyer (Hardback; 19.99 IRP / 30.00 USD) [Add To Basket]
Michael Collins and Eamon de Valera were the two most charismatic leaders of the Irish revolution. This joint biography looks first at their very different upbringings and early careers. Both fought in the 1916 rising, although it is almost certain that they did not meet during that tumultuous week. Their first encounter came when Collins had been released from jail after the rising but de Valera was still inside. Collins was one of those who wanted to run a Sinn Fein candidate in the Longford by-election of 1917. De Valera and other leaders opposed this initiative but the Collins group went ahead anyway and the candidate narrowly won. The incident typified the relationship between the two men: they were vastly different in temperament and style. But it was precisely in their differences and contradictions that their fascination lay. In this book the author examines the years 1917-1922 through the twists and turns of their careers. This book is the first attempt to examine both men in a comparative light. It is an important contribution to our understanding of a crucial period in the making of modern Ireland.
Brother Against Brother by Liam Deasy (Paperback; 6.99 IRP / 9.00 USD) [Add To Basket]
This is a moving account of the Irish Civil War. The author recounts in detail the Republican disillusionment with the Truce and later with the Treaty, how the Republicans were hopelessly outnumbered, hunted and killed, especially in Munster, before they were finally broken and defeated. For the first time, Deasy recalls the circumstances surrounding his much-criticised order appealing to his comrades to call of the Civil War - an order that saved the lives of hundreds of prisoners. In a special chapter, he recounts his involvement in the ambush at Beal na mBlath, in which his close friend Michael Collins, met his death on 22 August 1922. This book gives a rare and profound insight into the brutal, suicidal war that set father against son and brother against brother.
Ireland 1905-25 Volume 1 Text & Historiography by Russell Rees (Paperback; 12.99 IRP / 19.99 USD) [Add To Basket]
This book is a new, incisive and highly readable account of Irish history in the first quarter of the 20th century. Drawing together the most recent scholarship on this period, Dr. Rees presents a balanced and compelling narrative, with a useful historiographical section at the end of each chapter.
Ireland 1905-25 Volume 2 Documents & Analysis by A.C. Hepburn (Paperback; 12.99 IRP / 19.99 USD) [Add To Basket]
This book complements the narrative of the first volume with a fascinating collection of contemporary letters, articles and constitutional documents, selected and edited by Dr. Hepburn who adds a highly informative commentary on each.
Memoir: My Life and Themes by Conor Cruise O'Brien (Hardback; 20.00 IRP / 30.00 USD) [Add To Basket]
In this searching memoir, Conor Cruise O'Brien, perhaps one of Ireland's most controversial public figures, traces the forces that have shaped the past 80 years of his own life with the clarity, passion, power and wit that have made him a scholar, writer and intellectual of international reputation.
Deeds Not Words: Irish Soldiers, Sailors and Airmen in Two World Wars by David Robertson (Paperback; 10.00 IRP / 15.00 USD) [Add To Basket]
This book was launched by Professor John A. Murphy on November 11, 1998. This date marks the 80th anniversary of the end of The Great War and the joint dedication of the island of Ireland Memorial at Messines in Belgium by President Mary McAleese and H.M. Queen Elizabeth II. At the launch, Professor Murphy said: Because of the prevailing ideology in the Irish State after independence, the participation of Irish soldiers in both World Wars has remained a neglected, if not discouraged subject until relatively recently. This book helps to redress this neglect. It enriches the heritage of Wilson's Hospital School, and makes a significant contribution to Ireland/World War studies. In undertaking this work, the author has shown commendable initiative, borne out by painstaking research.'
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