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Record Nr.

UNINA9910824810603321

Autore

Bew Paul

Titolo

Churchill and Ireland / / Paul Bew

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford, England ; ; New York, New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2016

©2016

ISBN

0-19-107149-8

0-19-107148-X

Edizione

[First edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (230 p.)

Disciplina

941.084092

Soggetti

Ireland Politics and government 20th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Churchill and Ireland; Copyright; Dedication; Acknowledgements; Contents; List of Illustrations; Introduction; 1: A Fatherś Legacy; 2: The Making of a Home Ruler; 3: Churchill in Belfast; 4: The `Plot against Ulster;́ 5: Ireland at the Front; 6: War in Ireland; 7: The Making and Breaking of the Treaty Settlement; 8: The Disintegration of Churchillś Irish Legacy; 9: Churchill and Irish Neutrality; 10: `Saving them from themselves;́ Conclusion; Notes; Introduction; Chapter 1; Chapter 2; Chapter 3; Chapter 4; Chapter 5; Chapter 6; Chapter 7; Chapter 8; Chapter 9; Chapter 10; Conclusion

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Sommario/riassunto

The full story of Winston Churchill's lifelong engagement with Ireland and the Irish, now told for the first time. A long overdue book which at last addresses the most neglected part of Churchill's legacy on both sides of the Irish Sea.