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Eamonn Duggan explores the individual contributions of these remarkable people, and what they add to the history we thought we knew.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ LIKE_NEW \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49504302760209,"sku":"GOR011853930","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ GARDNERS","offer_id":49741902119185,"sku":"NGR9781788492713","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50401108394257,"sku":"CIN1788492714G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":51425791475985,"sku":"GOR012301137","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1788492714.jpg?v=1751435373"},{"product_id":"ira-revolutionary-at-war-book-eamonn-duggan-9781036115289","title":"An IRA Revolutionary at War","description":"This book details the extraordinary life of Sean Moylan. Moylan became a major and very influential character in the war against the British during the years 1919 to 1921. Moylan, and the men he commanded, fearlessly confronted the enemy and managed to claim a string of notable IRA victories against all the odds which, to this day, are embedded in local and national folklore. The purpose of this book, based on the author's very extensive research into the Bureau of Military History's Witness Statement archive, is to revisit the life of a true Irish hero whose exploits during the War of Independence contributed, in no small way, to bringing the British to the negotiating table.Moylan graduated from being captain of the Newmarket Volunteers Company to Commanding Officer of the IRA's Cork No 2 Brigade by the time he was captured by the British in May 1921. During the War of Independence he also led a very effective Active Service Unit which inflicted major damage on the forces of the Crown at places like Clonbanin and Tureengarriffe. Such was his military prowess he had the distinction of not losing even one of his men in the many engagements he oversaw with the enemy. During the conflict he became a legendary and influential figure among his own people in Cork, not only because of his military activities but also because of his political work as a Sinn Fein member of the Dail. In May 1921, Moylan was eventually captured by the British but because of an extraordinary set of circumstances he narrowly avoided the death penalty. He went on to oppose the Anglo-Irish Treaty because it failed to deliver the Irish Republic he had gallantly fought for. During the Civil War he spent many months in the United States of America, at the behest of Eamon de Valera, raising money for the Republicans and championing the anti-Treaty cause. After the Civil War, Moylan was eventually coaxed back into politics by de Valera who saw in him a potential to contribute to the emerging Ireland under the stewardship of Fianna Fail. Moylan went on to become a popular and influential member of Dail Eireann and, in due course, was elevated to cabinet level. 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Though the Easter Rising of 1916 was a military failure its impact on the Irish population was profound. The military defeat by the British only served to galvanise the republican fraternity across Ireland and made it even more determined to ensure any future rebellion would be a success.  In that intervening period both the political and militant strands of Irish republicanism worked hand in hand to create a new scenario which would allow for a further confrontation with the British. On the political front, the Sinn Fein party under the leadership of Eamon de Valera worked tirelessly to recruit new members and began to contest and win bye-elections. On the other hand, the militant section of republicanism saw the impressive emergence of armed units, even in the smallest and remotest communities. Drills and parades became a common occurrence as young men signed up to ready themselves for a new conflict with the British. The war began with the first shots being fired at Soloheadbeg on 21 Jan 1919 and ended with a Truce agreed by Eamon de Valera and Lloyd George on 6 July 1921. The fighting extended across the country and very few areas escaped the turmoil associated with it.  As the rest of the world looked on with a sense of incredulity, a small but a very determined force of fighting men willingly took on one of the mightiest military forces of that time. The fact that the IRA scored notable successes in the field over the course of the War of Independence confounded many observers and analysts and served to spur the gallant Irishmen in their struggle against the British.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ GARDNERS","offer_id":53478525862161,"sku":"NGR9781036148911","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9781036148911.jpg?v=1777501457"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/en-gb\/collections\/author-books-by-eamonn-duggan.oembed","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}