Tans, Terror and Troubles: Kerry's Real Fighting Story 1913-23: Ireland
by T. Ryle Dwyer
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- Fine
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Fine
- ISBN 10
- 1856353532
- ISBN 13
- 9781856353533
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Budleigh Salterton, Devon, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Paperback. Condition: Fine. First Edition. Paperback. Pages are clean and unmarked. Covers show very minor shelving wear. No inscriptions, Unread.
Number of Pages: 250 pages, Illustrations, map, ports.
Please See Photos for ConditionWhat happened in Kerry during the War of Independence and the Civil War has been the subject of controversy. Although Eoin O'Duffy - chief of staff of the Free State army - said that 'Kerry's entire record in the Black and Tan struggle consisted in shooting an unfortunate soldier the day of the Truce', some of the earliest operations of the War of Independence took place there or involved Kerrymen. The guns for the planned national uprising of 1916 were supposed to be landed in Kerry, and Roger Casement was arrested there on Good Friday 1916. Moreover, although Eamon de Valera is usually described as the last commandant to have surrendered during the Easter Rising and the only one not to have been executed afterwards, a Kerryman, Thomas Ashe, also survived and was, in fact, the last commandant to lay down his arms - and the only one to achieve his military objective. For nine days in November 1920, Tralee was shut down by the Crown forces. Shops, factories and schools were closed, the two local newspapers ceased operating, and those who ventured out risked being killed in the streets. A visiting French journalist described Tralee as being more terrorised than any town he had seen in France during the First World War. Kerry was also the scene of terrible atrocities during the Civil War. This may explain why the county's experience of the conflict is still so little known: the survivors were more interested in getting on with their lives than in perpetuating the memories of the horrors that had been committed. Since Kerry's Fighting Story was published by the Kerryman in 1947, no attempt has been made to cover the period of the War of Independence and the subsequent Troubles in the county. Unfortunately, that book was a rushed production and did not touch on the events of the Civil War. Tans, Terror and Troubles, told in a fast-paced and readable style, gives the full story of events in Kerry during those dark days.
B4
Number of Pages: 250 pages, Illustrations, map, ports.
Please See Photos for ConditionWhat happened in Kerry during the War of Independence and the Civil War has been the subject of controversy. Although Eoin O'Duffy - chief of staff of the Free State army - said that 'Kerry's entire record in the Black and Tan struggle consisted in shooting an unfortunate soldier the day of the Truce', some of the earliest operations of the War of Independence took place there or involved Kerrymen. The guns for the planned national uprising of 1916 were supposed to be landed in Kerry, and Roger Casement was arrested there on Good Friday 1916. Moreover, although Eamon de Valera is usually described as the last commandant to have surrendered during the Easter Rising and the only one not to have been executed afterwards, a Kerryman, Thomas Ashe, also survived and was, in fact, the last commandant to lay down his arms - and the only one to achieve his military objective. For nine days in November 1920, Tralee was shut down by the Crown forces. Shops, factories and schools were closed, the two local newspapers ceased operating, and those who ventured out risked being killed in the streets. A visiting French journalist described Tralee as being more terrorised than any town he had seen in France during the First World War. Kerry was also the scene of terrible atrocities during the Civil War. This may explain why the county's experience of the conflict is still so little known: the survivors were more interested in getting on with their lives than in perpetuating the memories of the horrors that had been committed. Since Kerry's Fighting Story was published by the Kerryman in 1947, no attempt has been made to cover the period of the War of Independence and the subsequent Troubles in the county. Unfortunately, that book was a rushed production and did not touch on the events of the Civil War. Tans, Terror and Troubles, told in a fast-paced and readable style, gives the full story of events in Kerry during those dark days.
B4
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- Bookseller
- greaves-leaves (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1075
- Title
- Tans, Terror and Troubles: Kerry's Real Fighting Story 1913-23
- Author
- T. Ryle Dwyer
- Format/Binding
- Fine unread paperback.
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 1856353532
- ISBN 13
- 9781856353533
- Publisher
- Mercier Press
- Place of Publication
- Ireland
- Date Published
- 2001-12
- Keywords
- Ireland, Kerry, History, War of independence, Dwer.
- Bookseller catalogs
- Genealogy & Local History; History; Military History; Politics; Social History.; First;
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I am an independent retired individual who has specific interests in History, particularly local History and relevant scarce books. Many of the books for sale are from the collection I have built over the years. I do not operate as a business and spend a few hours a week on my hobby. However being retired I am usually available to service orders promptly and personally.
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