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.
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.
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Steve Goddard
"...Townshend is the first author to use the full compendium of the Irish Bureau of Military History records..."
John H. Carroll
"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....a useful military archive."-(John H. Carroll, Catholic News Service)
