The story of the Easter Rising of 1916 - now told for the first time from theperspective of the ordinary rank-and-file revolutionaries themselves Exploitsrecently released interviews with over 1700 eye-witnesses to provide new insights into almost every aspect of this seminal period Shows how ordinary peoplebecame involved in the independence struggle in the context of the Great War - and what their aspirations for a new Ireland were Looks at the wider contextof the Rising's revolutionary aftermath and how it changed the course of Irish history
- ISBN: 978-0-19-280186-9
- Editorial: Oxford University
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 384
- Fecha Publicación: 31/01/2010
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés