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    Our Struggle For Independence: Irish Ambushes and Battles

    By Terence O'Reilly

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    From Ashbourne to Killmallock the events of the War of Independence are well known. In this book, the actual participantsand eyewitnesses to events describe the planning, the action and the outcomes.Some remain controversial even now, some 80 years later and others offer fresh perspective on how Irishmen fought to free their country from British rule.Many of the men who fought in the War of Independence went on to form the core of the Irish Army. These articles are taken from the pages of An Cosantóir, the magazine of the Irish Armed Forces, and give real insight into the thoughts of the fighting men and their colleagues.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMercier Press
    Release dateMar 25, 2011
    ISBN9781856358972
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    Our Struggle For Independence: Irish Ambushes and Battles
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    Terence O'Reilly

    Terence O'Reilly is currently a member of staff of the Defence Forces library, specialising in military history. He is a former artilleryman who completed several tours of duty with the United Nations peacekeeping force in Lebanon. He lives in Portlaoise.

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