Rebels: The Irish Rising of 1916 by Peter De Rosa
You hear the word “insurrection”
tossed around a lot today. THIS was an insurrection. British artillery
destroyed much of central Dublin. I have read a lot of Irish history and took two
master’s level courses in it when I was getting my MEd in history. This is
bar-none the best account of the Easter Rising I have read. The author is an
excellent writer and has drawn in all aspects, not only what was happening in
Ireland, but in Britain, Germany, and America. It brings home the immense tragedy
of this event. The rebel leaders knew that they would die, but thought their
deaths would shift the Irish people against English rule. Amazingly, they did.
The 1916 rising was followed by the Irish-British war of 1919-1921, then the
Irish Civil War of 1921-23 as the Rebels fought each other over the Free State.
The modern Irish Republic and the troubles in the north can be traced to 1916.
I highly recommend this book.
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