![]() ![]() ![]() This book offers a fascinating insight to the final siege of the First Crusade. In particular, this new edition includes new eyewitness accounts from the archives of the Bureau of Military History including the testimony of notable trade union activists, an extension of the account of the mutiny of the Connaught Rangers 28 June 1920, and extra information on Michael Collins intelligence system. This revised edition consists of a comprehensive rewrite that updates the work in the light of recent publications and the release of new archive materials. It details popular involvement in the struggles of those years, paying particular attention to the socialist and trade union movement. There is a full account of the strikes, factory occupations and land seizures that shook Irish society. It stresses the large scale and considerable impact of mass action and labor activism, challenging traditional interpretations that focus almost exclusively on the role of armed groups. This book provides a great deal of detail on working class militancy between 19. ![]()
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