This book traces the events surrounding the 1688 siege of Londonderry by Catholic soldiers, the siege that Macaulay was to call "the most memorable in the annals of the British Isles." Macrory draws on a wide range of sources to chart the origins of the conflict--the Tyrone wars, the Plantation of Ulster, the Catholic rising of 1641, and Cromwell's retribution at Brogheda and Wexford--and vividly recounts the siege itself, stressing throughout how many of the problems Ulster faces today have their roots in the 17th century and before.

The Siege of Derry

History

MacRory, Patrick

Americas

Oxford University Press

This book traces the events surrounding the 1688 siege of Londonderry by Catholic soldiers, the siege that Macaulay was to call "the most memorable in the annals of the British Isles."  Macrory draws on a wide range of sources to chart the origins of the conflict--the Tyrone wars, the Plantation of Ulster, the Catholic rising of 1641, and Cromwell's retribution at Brogheda and Wexford--and vividly recounts  the siege itself, stressing throughout how many of the problems Ulster faces today have their roots in the 17th century and before.

The siege of Derry

Europe

Hodder&Stoughton Ltd

The Ten-rupee Jezail: Figures in the First Afghan War 1838-1842

Pottinger, George

Michael Russell Publishing Ltd

Retreat from Kabul: The Catastrophic British Defeat in Afghanistan, 1842

Military

Lyons Pr

Using letters and journals, McRory recreated a gripping account of the “First Afghan War,” which ended when the British fled in defeat, at the cost of 16,000 lives, slaughtered by Afghans in one week. In 1842 Britain still controlled India, and sought to prevent the encroachment of Russians or Persians by installing a collaborating king on the Afghan throne. The British authorities were murdered, angry mobs rode through Kabul, forcing 16,000 British soldiers and ex-patriots to flee (including many women and children). Only one survived the ninety mile trek to a safe garrison. This is a devastating tale of how the world’s greatest military power learned unimaginable lessons about the iron resistance of Afghanistan to foreign occupants. It has a faint echo of familiarity and timelessness, in a world that is once again familiar with the determination of Afghan autonomy. Unavailable for several years, this is now the only edition available of RETREAT FROM KABUL.

Asia

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