The Easter Rising - Couverture rigide

Barton, Brian; Foy, Michael T.

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0750917067 ISBN 13 : 9780750917063

Editeur : Sutton Publishing Ltd, 1999

Synopsis

Opening with an evaluation of the roots of the Rising, the authors present pen portraits of the leaders and a thorough analysis of their motives, plans and objectives. They challenge the traditional interpretation that these leaders expected military failure, motivated by a desire to provide a "blood sacrifice" and hoping thereby to rejuvenate Irish nationalist sentiment. A detailed chronological account of the Rising itself recaptures the action in the key locations, giving insights into the actual experience of Easter Week for the rebels, the military personnel who opposed them, and the civilian population. The authors conclude their narrative by reviewing the British government's reaction to the Rising, analyzing the background to the declaration of martial law, and assessing the British military response. The book contains transcripts of the court martial trials of the executed rebel leaders, including the cases for the prosecution and defence, plus the testimonies of the witnesses. It graphically describes the execution process and - drawing on Sir John Maxwell's private papers - the justification given for imposing the death sentence in each case. Letter, diaries and recollections of participants and eyewitnesses, complement the wealth of archive information used.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

On Easter Monday, 24 April 1916, a force of Irish men and women under arms, estimated at between 1,000 and 1,500, 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 thirty-two 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 books seeks to explain why. Illuminating every aspect of that fateful Easter week, The Easter Rising 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.

Biographie de l'auteur

Michael Foy was Head of History at Methodist College in Belfast and Tuto in Irish History at Queen's University, Belfast. He has also written Michael Collins' Intelligence War.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Sutton Publishing Ltd
• Date d'édition: 1999
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0750917067
• ISBN 13: 9780750917063
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 192
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible