Battle of the Four Courts - The First Three Days of the Irish Civil War

A readable and intricate reconstruction of the defining three-day event of the Irish Civil War. Features vivid characters, torn loyalties and desperate choices.

About the author

Michael Fewer enjoyed thirty years as an academic and practicing architect, and was a Fellow of the Royal Institute of Architects of Ireland, when he took up writing full-time in 2000. He has written twenty-two books on walking, travel, history and architecture, and his recent nature book for children was a bestseller. He was a consultant contributor to the Encyclopedia of Ireland and has featured in RTÉ television programmes and on RTÉ Radio's 'Sunday Miscellany'.

Summary

A meticulous reconstruction of those three summer days that ignited the Irish Civil War in 1922 – the defining event of modern Irish politics.

Additional text

A fascinating blend of political, military and architectural history, this book places the reader in media res in the company of a large dramatis personae' Irish Times.

Product details

• Authors: Michael Fewer, Fewer Michael
• Publisher: Head of Zeus
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.11.2019
• EAN: 9781788546652
• ISBN: 978-1-78854-665-2
• No. of pages: 352
• Dimensions: 128 mm x 198 mm x 25 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book; European History, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, HISTORY / Europe / Ireland, Ireland, British & Irish history, c 1920 to c 1929, c 1918 to c 1939 (Inter-war period), Non Fiction, HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century / General