Dublin''s Great Wars - The First World War, the Easter Rising and the Irish Revolution

The story of the Dubliners who served in the British military and in republican forces during the First World War and the Irish Revolution.

List of contents

Introduction; 1. Prelude: Dublin and conflict, 1899-1914; 2. Dublin goes to war; 3. Outbreak, 1914; 4. Stalemate, 1915; 5. Gallipoli: Helles; 6. Gallipoli: Suvla Bay; 7. Preparations; 8. Rising; 9. Falling; 10. Consequences; 11. The Other 1916; 12. Success on the Somme; 13. Snow and sand; 14. Attrition: 1916-17; 15. Learning; 16. Victory from the jaws of defeat; 17. War of Independence; 18. Crossovers; 19. Civil war; 20. Peace; 21. Commemoration; Conclusion: three men.

About the author

Richard S. Grayson, of Goldsmiths, University of London, authored Belfast Boys: How Unionists and Nationalists Fought and Died Together in the First World War (2009), edited At War with the 16th Irish Division 1914–1918 (2012), and co-edited Remembering 1916: The Easter Rising, the Somme and the Politics of Memory in Ireland (2016). He is an associate member of the Northern Ireland WWI Centenary Committee, contributed to the BBC's series Ireland's Great War, co-edits the website Ireland WW1 and works closely with community groups and museums on historical projects.

Summary

The first integrated history of the Dubliners who served in the British military and in republican forces during the First World War and Irish Revolution. Richard S. Grayson reveals the importance of First World War experiences to the Easter Rising as well as to the War of Independence and the Civil War.

Product details

• Authors: Professor Richard S. (Professor of Twenti Grayson, Professor Richard S. (Professor of Twentieth Century History Grayson, Richard S. Grayson, Richard S. (Professor of Twentieth Centur Grayson, Richard S. (Professor of Twentieth Century History Grayson, GRAYSON RICHARD S.
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.08.2018
• EAN: 9781107029255
• ISBN: 978-1-107-02925-5
• No. of pages: 484
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; European History, First World War, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, Ireland, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, British & Irish history, Revolutions, uprisings, rebellions, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / General, c 1910 to c 1919, History and Archaeology