The IRA - Softcover

Coogan, Tim Pat

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0312294166 ISBN 13: 9780312294168

Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin, 2002

Synopsis

An updated edition of this unique, bestselling history of the Irish Republican Army, now including behind-the-scenes information on the recent advances made in the peace process. The IRA provides the only objective, comprehensive history of the organization that has transformed the Irish nationalist movement during the past century. With clarity and objectivity, Coogan examines the IRA's origins, its foreign links, bombing campaigns, hunger strikes and sectarian violence and its role in the latest attempts to bring peace to Northern Ireland.

Meticulously researched and backed up by interviews with past and present members of the organization, Tim Pat Coogan's book is an authoritative and compelling account of modern Irish history.

About this title

About the Author:

Tim Pat Coogan is one of the best known journalists and historians in Ireland. Former editor of theIrish Press, he has written several books, includingWherever Green is Worn (Palgrave), The Troubles (Palgrave), On the Blanket; and bestselling biographies of Michael Collins and De Valera. He lives in Dublin.

Review:

“No student of Irish history can afford to ignore this book. No scholar is likely to improve on it... A fascinating book, of the greatest possible value to us all...” ―Times Literary Supplement

“The standard reference work on the subject...” ―The New York Times

About this edition

• Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0312294166
• ISBN 13: 9780312294168
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 864