Armed Struggle
A timely work of major historical importance, examining the whole spectrum of events from the 1916 Easter Rising to the current and ongoing peace process, fully updated with a new afterword for the paperback edition.
‘An essential book … closely-reasoned, formidably intelligent and utterly compelling … required reading across the political spectrum … important and riveting’ Roy Foster, The Times
‘An outstanding new book on the IRA … a calm, rational but in the end devastating deconstruction of the IRA’ Henry McDonald, Observer
‘Superb … the first full history of the IRA and the best overall account of the organization. English writes to the highest scholarly standards … Moreover, he writes with the common reader in mind: he has crafted a fine balance of detail and analysis and his prose is clear, fresh and jargon-free … sets a new standard for debate on republicanism’ Peter Hart, Irish Times
'The one book I recommend for anyone trying to understand the craziness and complexity of the Northern Ireland tragedy.’ Frank McCourt, author of Angela’s Ashes
492 pages, 6 editions
English edition · First published 2003 by Pan Books · ISBN 9780330493888
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Editions
6 editions
English
- Armed Struggle · Pan Books · 2004 · ISBN 9780330493888 This page
- Armed Struggle: The History of the IRA · Tantor and Blackstone Publishing · 2021 · ISBN 9798200316779
- Armed Struggle: The History of the IRA · Pan · 2012 · ISBN 9781447212492
- Armed Struggle: The History of the IRA · Pan · 2008 · ISBN 9780330475785
- Armed Struggle: The History of the IRA · Oxford University Press · 2005 · ISBN 9780195177534
- Armed Struggle · Macmillan · 2003 · ISBN 9781405033688
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