Focusing on the people and the decisons they made, The Fall of Dublin examines the attack on the Four Courts and the subsequent fighting in Dublin in June and July 1922 which signalled the beginning of the Irish Civil War. With the use of new sources the book challenges many of the pre-conceived thoughts on the fighting in Dublin - the role of the leadership on both sides, the personalities of those involved and even the destruction of the Four Courts. These sources not only shed new light on the conflict itself, but more importantly they are invaluable in telling the stories of the ordinary men and women on both sides of the divide who for many years have been forgotten.
- ISBN10 1856359395
- ISBN13 9781856359399
- Publish Date 1 August 2011 (first published 5 May 2011)
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Mercier Press
- Format eBook
- Pages 160
- Language English