Countering the argument that radical socialist James Connoly of the Irish Citizen Army and the leaders of the Irish Republican Brotherhood expected a defeat (and were motivated by a desire to provide a "blood sacrifice") in the 1916 Easter Rising against the British, Foy (history, The Methodist College, Belfast) and Barton (Queen's U., Belfast) present a chronological account of the uprising and its aftermath, including the trials and executions of many of the leaders of the Brotherhood. Distributed by International Publishers Marketing. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

The Easter Rising

History

Foy, Michael

Barton, Brian

Europe

Sutton Pub Ltd

Easter Rising describes the Irish nationalist uprising against British rule in Dublin on April 24, 1916.

World

Easter Rising

An accessible yet scholarly account of the most significant week in modern Irish history, updated with new information only recently released On Easter Monday, April 24, 1916, an estimated force of 1,000–1,500 Irish men and women under arms attempted to seize Dublin, with the ultimate intention of bringing to an end British rule in Ireland and creating an independent Irish republic, to include all 32 counties of Leinster, Munster, Ulster, and Connaught. Their leaders, Patrick Pearse and James Connolly, knew that their chances of success were slight, yet they fought, and paid with their lives. This book seeks to explain why. Illuminating every aspect of that fateful Easter week, this account is based on an impressive range of original sources, and has been fully revised and expanded in the light of hundreds of witness statements only released by the Irish Bureau of Military History in 2004. It is a vivid depiction of the personalities and actions of the leaders on both sides, and provides an exceptional account of a city at war.

The History Press

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Literature & Fiction

Zoombook Printing & Pub

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