Tim Pat Coogan Książki

Michael Collins (1890-1922) to dziś w Irlandii (i nie tylko) postać legendarna. Uczestnik Powstania Wielkanocnego (1916), brytyjski więzień, jeden z dowódców Irlandzkiej Armii Republikańskiej w prowadzonej w latach 1919-1921 partyzanckiej wojnie z Wielką Brytanią, uczestnik delegacji negocjującej z Londynem traktat pokojowy, w wyniku którego powstało Wolne Państwo Irlandzkie, w końcu szef rządu tymczasowego i naczelny wódz armii irlandzkiej. Zginie w przydrożnej zasadzce jako ofiara wojny domowej, która wybuchła pomiędzy zwolennikami i przeciwnikami dalszej walki z Anglikami. Barwny życiorys tego niezwykłego człowieka (tak w sferze prywatnej, jak i politycznej) Pat Coogan doskonały warsztatowo historyk i świetny narrator umieszcza na szerokim tle irlandzkiej historii. Czytelnik poznaje dzięki temu nie tylko poglądy i dokonania tytułowego bohatera, ale zyskuje też ogólną wiedzę dotyczącą uwarunkowań i etapów drogi, która prowadziła Irlandczyków ku niepodległości.

This is a study of the treaty of 1921 which ended the Anglo-Irish War and laid the foundations for today's independent Republic of Ireland. It also gave legal effect to the partition of Ireland and created the conditions which have led to today's problems in Northern Ireland. The book gives an insight into the minds and compulsions of those on the negotiating teams led on the Irish side by Arthur Griffith and Michael Collins and, on the British, by Lloyd George, Lord Birkenhead, Austen Chamberlain and Winston Churchill.

On April 14, 1916 the Easter rising started when rebels seized a number of strong points in Dublin. They held until blasted from their positions by an overwhelming superiority in numbers and heavy artillery. The subsequent executions of the leaders, along with the arrests, court-martials, and detention of 3,500 people (three times the number of actual participants), won the insurgents sympathy and resulted in an overwhelming desire for freedom among the public.

Tim Pat Coogan's biographies of Michael Collins and DeValera and his studies of the IRA, the Troubles and the Irish Diaspora have transformed our understanding of contemporary Ireland, and all have been massive bestsellers. Now he has produced a major history of Ireland in the twentieth century. Covering both South and North and dealing with cultural and social history as well as political, this enthralling work will become the definitive single-volume account of the making of modern Ireland

A controversial history of the Great Famine from Ireland's greatest historian, who provocatively points the finger of blame at the British government. Combining the latest research and fresh insights, this is a fascinating and sobering look at a dark period of global history as well as the ramifications that still resonate today.

An updated edition of this unique, bestselling history of the IRA, now including behind-the-scenes information on the recent advances made in the peace process. schovat popis

The stirring story of the GAA and the role it played in Ireland's fight for nationhood.

From the 1916 Rising, the troubled Treaty negotiations and the Civil War, right through to his retirement after a longer period in power than any other 20th-century leader, Eamon de Valera has both defined and divided Ireland. He was directly responsible for the Irish Constitution, Fianna Fail (the largest Irish political party) and the Irish Press Group. He helped create a political church-state monolith with continuing implications for Northern Ireland, the social role of women, the Irish language and the whole concept of an Irish nation. Many of the challenges he confronted are still troubling the peace of Ireland and of Britain, and some of the problems are his legacy. This biography is by the author of "Michael Collins".

Far more Irishmen live outside Ireland than within it. This study aims to reveal why this is, how it has come about and what the realities are today - political, economic, religious and cultural - for the Irish populations in America, Africa, Australia, New Zealand and throughout Europe.

The H Block protest is one of the strangest and most controversial issues in the tragic history of Northern Ireland. Republican prisoners, convicted of grave crimes through special courts and ruthless interrogation procedures, campaigned for political status by refusing to wear prison clothes and daubing their cell with excrement.Were they properly convicted criminals, or martyrs to political injustice? In a masterpiece of investigative journalism, Coogan provides us with the only first-hand account of the protest. His investigation led deep into the social, cultural, and economic maze of Northern Ireland's history to give readers an unmatched analysis of a troubled place and its sorrowful history.

The story of the assassination squad that changed the course of Irish history.