What is it like to be in the IRA - or at their mercy? This study explores the lives and deaths of the enemies and victims of the County Cork IRA between 1916 an

This fascinating and original book is the first to analyse the evolution of internal security policy and external defence policy in Ireland from independence to

This book examines the grass-roots relationship between the Irish Republican Army (IRA) and the civilian population during the Irish Revolution. It is primarily

Is terrorism ever morally justified? How should historical and cultural factors be taken into account in judging the morality of terrorist acts? What are the et

A masterful history of the second half of the twentieth century by one of the great historians of our age