Name: Heroes or Traitors?: Experiences of Southern Irish Soldiers Returning from the Great War 1919-1939 (en Inglés)
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Author: Taylor, Paul
ISBN: 9781781381618

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Heroes or Traitors?: Experiences of Southern Irish Soldiers Returning from the Great War 1919-1939 (en Inglés)

Formato

Libro Físico

Autor

Paul Taylor

Editorial

Liverpool University Press

Idioma

Inglés

N° páginas

304

Encuadernación

Tapa Dura

Dimensiones

23.4 x 16.0 x 2.0 cm

Peso

0.46 kg.

ISBN13

9781781381618

Categorías

Irlanda
C. 1914-c. 1918 (período de la primera guerra mundial)
Historia de europa
Primera guerra mundial

Heroes or Traitors?: Experiences of Southern Irish Soldiers Returning from the Great War 1919-1939 (en Inglés)

Paul Taylor (Autor) · Liverpool University Press · Tapa Dura

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Reseña del libro "Heroes or Traitors?: Experiences of Southern Irish Soldiers Returning from the Great War 1919-1939 (en Inglés)"

Covering the period from the Armistice to 1939, the book examines the experiences of Irish soldiers who had fought in the British army in the First World War on returning home to what became the Irish Free State. At the onset of the War, southern Irishmen volunteered in large numbers and marched off accompanied by cheering crowds and the promise of a hero's welcome home. In 1916, while its soldiers fought in the British army, Ireland witnessed an insurrection against British rule, the Easter Rising. Ireland's soldiers returned to a much-changed country, which no longer recognised their motives for fighting and which was at war with the country in whose army they had served. It has long been believed that the returning soldiers were subject to intimidation by the IRA, some killed as a retrospective punishment for their service with the imperial power, and that they formed a marginalised group in Irish society. Using new sources, this enlightening book argues otherwise and examines their successful integration into Irish society in the interwar years and the generous support given to them by the British Government. Far from being British loyalists, many served in the IRA and the Free State army, and became republican supporters.