Easter 1916: The Irish Rebellion - Softcover

Townshend, Charles

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1566639654 ISBN 13: 9781566639651

Publisher: Ivan R. Dee, 2011

Synopsis

Ireland's Easter Rising of 1916 is one of the handful of modern historical events that instantly created its own mythology and changed millions of lives forever. Charles Townshend's remarkable new book vividly re-creates this extraordinary time when a powerful narrative was born and Ireland was launched into a new world.

About this title

About the Author:

Charles Townshend is professor of international history at the University of Keele in England, where he has built a reputation as one of the world's foremost authorities on the history of Ireland and especially the relationship between Ireland and Britain. His books include The British Campaign in Ireland, 1919–1921; Political Violence in Ireland; Ireland: The Twentieth Century; Terrorism: A Very Short Introduction; and Desert Hell: The British Invasion of Mesopotamia.

Review:

Enthralling and definitive . . . he writes with soldierly clarity but also delivers an emotional punch. (Roy Foster Times Literary Supplement)

The definitive account. . . . The book is fantastically detailed yet wonderfully readable. (John Banville Guardian)

Authoritative and compelling. . . . He writes with great clarity and has mined a formidable array of primary source material. (Irish Times)

Townshend is the first author to use the full compendium of the Irish Bureau of Military History records. (Historywire)

Vivid, authoritative and gripping, Easter 1916 is a major work. (Word Power)

Remarkably evenhanded and insightful. . . . The definitive study of the topic for all students of Irish History. (CHOICE)

The author may or may not have seen active military service but his interpretation of small unit actions and close-in fighting is sharp and realistic. (John H. Carroll Catholic News Service)

Peeling back the mythology to uncover the history. (Martin Zimmerman The San Diego Union-Tribune)

Summarizes some forty years of scholarship on the topic, adding its own dramatic flair and insights. . . . A quite vivid reenactment. (Library Bookwatch)

Marvelously rendered. . . . Townshend strips away . . . myth and tells the real story, which intensifies with the truth. (Blue Ridge Business Journal)

About this edition

• Publisher: Ivan R. Dee
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 1566639654
• ISBN 13: 9781566639651
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 480