Someone Has to Die for This
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Someone Has to Die for This

Dublin: November 1920 -July 1921

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Someone Has to Die for This

Dublin: November 1920 -July 1921

About this book

Hot on the heels of Killing at its Very Extreme, Dublin: October 1917 – November 1920, Someone Has to Die for This, Dublin: November 1920 – July 1921 wrenches the reader into the final frenetic months of Dublin's War of Independence, in uncompromising, unflinching, and unprecedented detail. The reader will follow in the footsteps of IRA assassination units on Bloody Sunday, witness the hellish conditions in Croke Park, taste the gripping tension that stalked the city as intelligence services battled it out over the winter, while equally clandestine peace feelers were set in play.

The pressure ratchets up in 1921 as surging IRA Active Service Units take the fight to the Auxiliaries, police and military in Dublin. Swathes of the country erupt into violent attacks and barbarous reprisals. Killings escalate in daily ambushes. Prison escapes are vividly detailed, as are the Mountjoy hangings. Shuttle diplomacy intensifies as a settlement is desperately sought, but fault lines develop among the Republican leadership.

Street-battles paralyse the city with civilians bearing a brutal burden; the IRA relentlessly presses on. The devastating Custom House attack precedes the war's ferocious final weeks, culminating in a near bloodbath that almost scuppered the truce. Experience these breathtaking events through the eyes of their participants. This is an unforgettable story, its style providing long-overdue justice.

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Information

Publisher
Mercier Press
Year
2021
Print ISBN
9781781177556
eBook ISBN
9781781177570
Topic
History
Index
History

Table of contents

  1. Introduction
  2. Abbreviations
  3. Prologue
  4. 1. The Lead-in to ‘Bloody Sunday’
  5. 2. Bloody Sunday: Assassinations
  6. 3. Bloody Sunday: Reprisals
  7. 4. Bloody Sunday: Aftermath
  8. 5. Divisions, Peace Talks, Raids and Continued Killings
  9. 6. Government of Ireland Act, Active Service Unit
  10. 7. Attacks Intensify, IRA Setbacks and Successes
  11. 8. Vengeance, Shoot-outs, Escapes
  12. 9. Pandemonium, Intelligence Blunders, Courts Martial
  13. 10. Executions, Mayhem
  14. 11. Frustration, Pressure and Disaster for Dublin Brigade
  15. 12. Rescue Attempt, Brutal Killing and Elections
  16. 13. Custom House Attack
  17. 14. Peace Feelers amid War, Formation of Dublin Guard
  18. 15. Peace, a Close-run Thing
  19. Epilogue
  20. Endnotes
  21. Bibliography
  22. Acknowledgements
  23. About the Author
  24. About the Publisher