1916 the Easter Rising

Name: 1916 the Easter Rising
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ISBN: 9780753818527

ISBN-10: 0753818523

ISBN-13: 9780753818527

Edition: 2005

Authors: Tim Pat Coogan

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Coogan has written an outstanding account...enhanced by well-chosen historic photographs, maps and documents."--Celtic Connection On April 14, 1916, it all began--and 6 short but bloody days later, true Irish independence emerged from the ruins. Coogan's outstanding account of this seminal event provides a testament to a turning point in Irish history and to those who perished in the struggle. Born of the thwarted, democratically expressed desire for Home Rule--as well as political confusion--the Easter Uprising started when rebels seized a number of strong points in Dublin. The subsequent executions of the leaders, along with the arrest, court-martial, and detention of 3500 people, won…

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List price: $17.99
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: Orion Publishing Group, Limited
Publication date: 3/3/2005
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 224
Size: 4.96" wide x 7.80" long x 0.63" tall
Weight: 0.418
Language: English

Tim Pat Coogan was editor of the Irish Press and is now recognised as Irelandï¿½s leading popular historian of the twentieth century. He is based in Dublin, Ireland.



A Cautionary Tale for Today


The 1916 Easter Rising


Aftermath


Bibliography and Endnotes


Index