Easter Rising 1916: Birth of the Irish Republic

by Peter Dennis and Michael McNally

When the outbreak of World War I (1914-1918) delayed home rule for Ireland, a faction of Irish nationalists - the Irish Republican Brotherhood - decided to take direct action and infiltrated a number of other nationalist and militia outfits. On Easter Monday 1916, whilst armed men seized key points across Dublin, a rebellion was launched from the steps of the General Post Office (GPO) and Patrick Pearse proclaimed the existence of an Irish Republic...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1846030676
• ISBN13: 9781846030673
• Release Date: March 2007
• Publisher: Osprey Publishing (UK)
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.7" x 9.7"