Dublin's Great Wars
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Dublin's Great Wars

The First World War, the Easter Rising and the Irish Revolution

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Dublin's Great Wars

The First World War, the Easter Rising and the Irish Revolution

About this book

For the first time, Richard S. Grayson tells the story of the Dubliners who served in the British military and in republican forces during the First World War and the Irish Revolution as a series of interconnected 'Great Wars'. He charts the full scope of Dubliners' military service, far beyond the well-known Dublin 'Pals', with as many as 35, 000 serving and over 6, 500 dead, from the Irish Sea to the Middle East and beyond. Linking two conflicts usually narrated as separate stories, he shows how Irish nationalist support for Britain going to war in 1914 can only be understood in the context of the political fight for Home Rule and why so many Dubliners were hostile to the Easter Rising. He examines Dublin loyalism and how the War of Independence and the Civil War would be shaped by the militarisation of Irish society and the earlier experiences of veterans of the British army.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half-title page
  3. Title page
  4. Copyright page
  5. Dedication
  6. Contents
  7. List of Figures
  8. List of Maps
  9. List of Tables
  10. List of Abbreviations
  11. Introduction
  12. 1 Prelude: Dublin and Conflict, 1899–1914
  13. 2 Dublin Goes to War
  14. 3 Outbreak, 1914
  15. 4 Stalemate, 1915
  16. 5 Gallipoli: Helles
  17. 6 Gallipoli: Suvla Bay
  18. 7 Preparations
  19. 8 Rising
  20. 9 Falling
  21. 10 Consequences
  22. 11 The Other 1916
  23. 12 Success on the Somme
  24. 13 Snow and Sand
  25. 14 Attrition: 1916–17
  26. 15 Learning
  27. 16 Victory from the Jaws of Defeat
  28. 17 War of Independence
  29. 18 Crossovers
  30. 19 Civil War
  31. 20 Peace
  32. 21 Commemoration
  33. Conclusion: Three Men
  34. Appendix 1: Population
  35. Appendix 2: Military Service
  36. Appendix 3: Physical
  37. Appendix 4: Occupation
  38. Appendix 5: Recruitment
  39. Appendix 6: Red Cross Service
  40. Appendix 7: Death
  41. Appendix 8: Sources
  42. Acknowledgements
  43. Notes
  44. Bibliography
  45. Index