
Easter Rising 1916
When the outbreak of World War I delayed home rule for Ireland, a faction of Irish nationalists decided to take direct action. This highly illustrated, concise volume charts the course of the Easter Rising and Britain's methods of suppression.
On Easter Monday 1916, a rebellion was launched from the steps of the Dublin General Post Office and the existence of an Irish Republic proclaimed. The British response was a military one and they drove the rebels back in violent street fighting until they surrendered on 29 April. The leaders of the rising were tried by court martial: 15 of them were summarily executed and a further 3,500 'sympathizers' imprisoned.
This book covers this important milestone in Anglo-Irish history in detail, thoroughly examining the politics behind the Easter Rising and the tactics employed to counter it.
- Undertitel
- Birth of the Irish Republic
- Författare
- Michael McNally
- Illustratörer
- Peter Dennis
- ISBN
- 9781846030673
- Språk
- Engelska
- Vikt
- 340 gram
- Serie
- Campaign
- Utgivningsdatum
- 2007-03-07
- Förlag
- Osprey Publishing
- Sidor
- 96
