Description An accessible, clearly-written account of the IRA from 1916 to present day.
It covers the origins and history of the organization, its aims, the political and military thinking which has driven its activities, and the major personalities who have shaped the direction of the movement.
The relationship with the Irish and British governments is examined, as well as the effects of the major bombing campaigns and the 1981 hunger strikes.
It also explains the shift in think.
O'brien Press Short history of the ira: from 1916 onwards, paperback/brendan o'brien
