Kelly, Darren Molyneux, Derek
Someone Has to Die for This
€19.99
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 of 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 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.
Description
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 of 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 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.