The Irish Troubles: A Generation of Violence 1967 - 1992

History

J. Bowyer Bell

Europe

Gill Macmillan Ltd

Adulthood (Encyclopedia of Health)

Children's Books

Chelsea House Pub

Transnational Terror (AEI-Hoover Policy Studies) by J. Bowyer Bell.

Transnational Terror (AEI-Hoover Policy Studies)

Reference

AEI Press

"We fight, therefore we are." This revision of Cartesian wisdom was enunciated by the late premier of Israel, Menachim Begin. It is the leitmotif of this brilliant study of the military origins of modern Israel. J. Bowyer Bell argues that the members of Irgun, Lehi (the Stern Gang), and the Zionist underground in British mandated Palestine had clear motives for the violent path they took: the creation of a sovereign homeland for the Jewish people in oppressed lands. These advocates of terror pitted themselves against not only the British and the Arabs, but also against less violent brethren like Ben Gurion, Moshe Dayan, and Yitzhak Rabin. This is the definitive story of desperate, dedicated revolutionaries who were driven to conclude that lives must be taken if Israel were to live. The dynamite bombing of the King David Hotel, the assassination of Lord Moyne in Cairo, and Count Bernardotte ,in Palestine were but a few acts of terror which forced the British out of the Middle East. TERROR OUT OF ZION evaluates whether these acts were extremist or necessary, and whether these men and women were fanatics or freedom fighters. TERROR OUT OF ZION serves as a primer for those who would understand contemporary political divisions in Israel. It is based on careful historical research and interviews with surviving members of the Irgun, chronicling bombings, assassinations, hah- breadth prison escapes, and endless cycles of retaliation in the terror that gave birth to Israel, but, no less, continues to inform its political relations. Bell has fashioned an adventure story that also explains the sources of current tensions and frictions within Israel.

Terror Out of Zion: The Fight for Israeli Independence, 1929-1949

Academy Press

IRA Tactics and Targets: An Analysis of Tactical Aspects of the Armed Struggle 1969-1989

Dufour Editions

In dubious battle: The Dublin bombings, 1972-1974

Poolbeg Press Ltd.

The Secret Army is the definitive work on the Irish Republican Army. It is an absorbing account of a movement that has had a profound effect on the shaping of the modern Irish state. A culmination of twenty-five years of work, it reflects Bell's unique access to the leadership of the Republican movement. His contacts with all involved -- including British politicians, policemen, and arms smugglers -- explain why The Secret Army remains the fundamental book on the subject. This edition is a complete revision and includes vast quantities of new information.

Secret Army

Politics & Social Sciences

Politics & Government

Poolbeg Press

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