1st Edition
Fighting for Ireland? The Military Strategy of the Irish Republican Movement
By M.L.R. Smith
Copyright 1995
294 Pages
by
Routledge
294 Pages
by
Routledge
296 Pages
by
Routledge
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Fighting for Ireland? is the first in-depth account of the evolution of Irish Republican strategy. It is highly topical in the light of the faltering peace process and the growing speculation over the IRA's next move: further violence or a new non-violent strategy? This new, updated paperback edition is essential reading for those who wish to disentangle the complex issues and motives behind IRA... Read more
Introduction; 1: The Irish republican military mind; 2: Transitions in Irish republican strategy; 3: Political control versus the autonomous military instrument; 4: The military ascendancy; 5: The erosion of Provisional IRA strategy, 1972–1977; 6: The evolution of PIRA's total strategy, 1977–1983; 7: A continuing military enigma; 8: Ending the isolation? Ending the violence?; Conclusion
Biography
M.L.R. Smith
'A timely ... and welcome addition on an important subject.' - Caroline Kennedy-Pipe, IIS
'The best recent account of the splits within the republican movement, and the reasons for those splits. As such it must become compulsory reading for anyone interested in current political negotiations.' - Joanna Bourke, Bulletin
