The Black and Tans: British Police and Auxiliaries in the Irish War of Independence, 1920-1921
D. M. Leeson,Hardcover, English-language edition,Pub by Oxford University Press, USA
D. M. Leeson,Hardcover, English-language edition,Pub by Oxford University Press, USA
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780199598991 (0199598991)
Publish date: September 5th 2011
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Pages no: 294
Edition language: English
Interesting read, p48-49 features a raid on the co-op my grandfather helped found. This raid (and a reputed second raid) led to bankrupcy and debt for a lot of the locals, as the insurance company refused to pay out, "act of war" don't you know.He examines some of the myths about the Black and Tans ...
Leeson's study is far broader than its title suggests, encompassing not just the Black and Tans, but the relayed Auxiliaries as well. Overall he provides an interesting corrective to some of the mythology surrounding the Black and Tans, making the case that they were not the "jailbirds" and traumati...
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