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The IRA bombing campaign against Britain, 1939-1940
- Title
- The IRA bombing campaign against Britain, 1939-1940 / Joseph McKenna.
- Author
- McKenna, Joseph
- Publication
- Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2016]
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | JFE 16-5568 | Schwarzman Building - Main Reading Room 315 |
Details
- Description
- viii, 207 pages; 23 cm
- Summary
- "This account describes how initial attacks on economic targets turned into a series of terror bombings causing the deaths of seven innocent people. The author covers the political situation in Ireland prior to the attacks, recruiting and training of the bombers, the bombing campaign and the trial of two men for the murder of five people in Coventry"--
- Subject
- Irish Republican Army > History > 20th century
- Bombings > England > History > 20th century
- Bombings > England > Coventry > History > 20th century
- Political violence > England > History > 20th century
- Victims of terrorism > England > Coventry > History > 20th century
- Bombers (Terrorists) > Ireland > History > 20th century
- Trials (Terrorism) > Great Britain > History > 20th century
- Ireland > Politics and government > 1922-1949
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- The campaign is launched -- More bombs -- The railway bombs -- Prevention of Violence (Temporary Provisions) Act -- Coventry, 25 August -- The arrest and trial of the Coventry bombers -- Sentence and appeal -- The end of the campaign -- The Irish response to the campaign -- Release, repatriation and reflection -- Appendices: I. The "S" plan -- II. Persons convicted in Great Britain in connection with the IRA campaign during 1939/1940 -- III. Expulsion orders under the Prevention of Violence Act 1939.
- Call Number
- JFE 16-5568
- ISBN
- 9781476662589
- 1476662584
- 9781476623726 (canceled/invalid)
- LCCN
- 2016000167
- OCLC
- 934382987
- Author
- McKenna, Joseph, author.
- Title
- The IRA bombing campaign against Britain, 1939-1940 / Joseph McKenna.
- Publisher
- Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2016]
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Research Call Number
- JFE 16-5568