The Irish Republican Army

by Susie Derkins

The profoundly sad and bitter story of Irish resistance to Britain’s occupation and administration of the six counties of Northern Ireland extends over 8 years and encompasses suffering on both sides of the conflict. The Catholic Irish, the Protestant Irish, and the British armed forces have, until recently, seemed caught up in an unbreakable cycle of violence and tragedy. Susie Derkins untangles this long history of grievance and retribution, while carefully examining the latest and most promising efforts by all sides to find peace and reconciliation.

64 pages, Library Binding

First published November 1, 2002

Reviews

[Morgan Sandner · Rating 2 out of 5]

I wish this had more primary sources and delved more into the WHY the attacks, bombings, etc happened instead of nonchalantly going through the motions of a timeline.