The Battle for Cork
John Borgonovo
By the sixth week of the Irish Civil War in 1922, all eyes turned to Cork, as the National Army readied its climactic attack on the 'rebel capital'. At 2 a.m. on a Bank Holiday Monday, Emmet Dalton and 450 soldiers of the National Army landed at Passage West, in one of the most famous surprise attacks in Irish military history. Their daring amphibious assault knocked the famed Cork IRA onto the back foot, though three more days of stubborn fighting was required for the National Army to secure the city. The retreating IRA left destruction in their wake, setting the stage for Michael Collins' fatal final visit to his home county. For the first time, 'The Battle for Cork' tells the full story of the battle for Cork, showing all the chaos, bravery and misery of the largest engagement of the Irish Civil War and the final defeat of Republican Cork.
Jahr:
2011
Verlag:
Mercier Press Ltd
Sprache:
english
Seiten:
188
ISBN 10:
1856356965
ISBN 13:
9781856356961
Serien:
Military History of the Irish Civil War
Datei:
EPUB, 620 KB
IPFS:
,
english, 2011