Combatants and Civilians in Revolutionary Ireland, 1918-1923

Name: Combatants and Civilians in Revolutionary Ireland, 1918-1923
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

Combatants and Civilians in Revolutionary Ireland, 1918-1923Author(s): Thomas Earls FitzGerald\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367333522, 978-0367333522\nSynopsis\nThis book is based on original research into intimidation and violence directed at civilians by combatants during the revolutionary period in Ireland, considering this from the perspectives of the British, the Free State and the IRA.\n\nThe book combines qualitative and quantitative approaches, and focusses on County Kerry, which saw high levels of violence. It demonstrates that violence and intimidation against civilians was more common than clashes between combatants and that the upsurge in violence in 1920 was a result of the deployment of the Black and Tans and Auxiliaries, particularly in the autumn and winter of that year. Despite the limited threat posed by the IRA, the British forces engaged in unprecedented and unprovoked violence against civ.