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The Battle for Cork
Mr John Borgonovo
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Description for The Battle for Cork
Paperback. The full story of the vicious battle between Republican and Provisional Government forces for control of Cork in August of 1922. Series: Military History of the Irish Civil War Series. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations, map, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJG; HBJD1; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 132 x 13. Weight in Grams: 174.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The Mercier Press Ltd
Condition
New
Series
Military History of the Irish Civil War Series
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
Cork, Ireland
ISBN
9781856356961
SKU
9781856356961
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About Mr John Borgonovo
John Borgonovo is an historian and is currently a lecturer in University College Cork. The author of 'Spies, Informers, and the Anti-Sinn Fein Society: The Intelligence War in Cork City, 1920-1921', he has written extensively on the Irish Revolution in Cork city.
Reviews for The Battle for Cork
This is a great book. Excellently written and one of the most compelling books of its kinds I have come across'
Joe Horgan
Joe Horgan