{"product_id":"combatants-and-civilians-in-revolutionary-ireland-19181923-9780367753207","title":"Combatants and Civilians in Revolutionary Ireland","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is based on original research into intimidation and violence directed at civilians by combatants during the revolutionary period in Ireland, considering this from the perspectives of the British, the Free State and the IRA.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book combines qualitative and quantitative approaches, and focusses on County Kerry, which saw high levels of violence. It demonstrates that violence and intimidation against civilians was more common than clashes between combatants and that the upsurge in violence in 1920 was a result of the deployment of the Black and Tans and Auxiliaries, particularly in the autumn and winter of that year. Despite the limited threat posed by the IRA, the British forces engaged in unprecedented and unprovoked violence against civilians. This study stresses the increasing brutality of the subsequent violence by both sides. The book shows how the British had similar methods and views as contemporary counter-revolutionary groups in Europe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIRA violence, h\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction 1\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1 Fond memories, location and hostility: the role of civilians in republican testimony, 1918–23 20\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2 Delinquent youths and the moderate majority: the role of civilians in the records of the crown forces and Free State army, 1918–23 44\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e3 Crime, alcohol, travellers and emigration: republican policing in 1920 68\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e4 The development of the IRA’s campaign against combatants and civilians in 1920 92\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e5 ‘…the Tans appeared to have gone absolutely mad’: the crown forces and violence, 1920–21 130\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e6 Ambushes, harassment, arson, and spies and informers: IRA violence in 1921 175\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e7 Truce and civil war 211\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51018059153751,"sku":"9780367753207","price":39.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780367753207.jpg?v=1750775498","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/combatants-and-civilians-in-revolutionary-ireland-19181923-9780367753207","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}