Mexico: A Country Guide

by Tom Barry (Editor)

Surveys the politics, economics, society, culture, environment and foreign affairs of Mexico

401 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1992

About the author

Tom Barry was an Irish Republican Army (IRA) guerrilla leader during the Irish War of Independence and the Irish Civil War. A former British Army soldier, he applied his military experience to train and lead IRA fighters, becoming a key figure in the war against British forces. He commanded the IRA’s West Cork Brigade flying column, orchestrating major engagements such as the Kilmichael and Crossbarry ambushes. Opposing the Anglo-Irish Treaty, he fought in the Civil War on the anti-Treaty side and later served as the IRA’s Chief of Staff in the 1930s. Barry authored Guerrilla Days in Ireland, recounting his experiences.