Pocket History of the IRA:

From 1916 Onwards

By Brendan O'Brien

Book, 190 Pages

An analysis of the history of the Irish Republican Army from its roots in 1916 to the present day, in a handy size and format. From its high point in 1921 when it became the "legitimate" army of the self-proclaimed Irish Republic, through the decades of splits and failures, the regrouping in the 1970s, re-equipping in the 1980s, Libyan arms, SAS retaliation, the dramatic ceasefire of 1994, its collapse in 1996, the Adams-McGuinness political leadership, peace talks, Northern Ireland Executive, and into the 21st century.