Between Two Hells by Diarmaid Ferriter
The history and legacy of the war that shaped the Irish political landscape for decades, by Ireland's most prominent historian.
Simply outstanding.. Between Two Hells takes us closer to the messy truth behind independent Ireland's birth pangs than ever before -- Andrew Lynch * Irish Independent *
Original and arresting -- Henry Patterson * Sunday Times Ireland *
Meticulously researched, judiciously balanced and unflinching ... breaks new ground -- Dermot Bolger * Sunday Business Post *
Excellent ... Diarmaid Ferriter, Ireland's best-known and most prolific historian ... enriches lucid and judicious accounts of events and personalities with fresh archival evidence -- Cormac Ó Gráda * BBC History Magazine *
Fascinating ... absorbing -- Eunan O'Halpin * Irish Times *
Praise for A Nation and Not a Rabble: 'Very illuminating detail...simply setting violent events in context is a step forward. Thoughtful, balanced, even handed * Irish Times *
Ferriter's book is of such comprehensive and original scope...immensely readable and impressive * Sunday Business Post *
...The mighty mind this book comes from... rightly renowned for his voracious learning * Sunday Times *
Tugs at the tapestry of myths surrounding the independence struggle and the civil war that followed...A tremendous feat of documentation * The Independent *
Original and arresting -- Henry Patterson * Sunday Times Ireland *
Meticulously researched, judiciously balanced and unflinching ... breaks new ground -- Dermot Bolger * Sunday Business Post *
Excellent ... Diarmaid Ferriter, Ireland's best-known and most prolific historian ... enriches lucid and judicious accounts of events and personalities with fresh archival evidence -- Cormac Ó Gráda * BBC History Magazine *
Fascinating ... absorbing -- Eunan O'Halpin * Irish Times *
Praise for A Nation and Not a Rabble: 'Very illuminating detail...simply setting violent events in context is a step forward. Thoughtful, balanced, even handed * Irish Times *
Ferriter's book is of such comprehensive and original scope...immensely readable and impressive * Sunday Business Post *
...The mighty mind this book comes from... rightly renowned for his voracious learning * Sunday Times *
Tugs at the tapestry of myths surrounding the independence struggle and the civil war that followed...A tremendous feat of documentation * The Independent *
Diarmaid Ferriter is Professor of Modern Irish History at University College Dublin. He is a columnist for the Irish Times and he was elected a member of the Royal Irish Academy in 2019. His previous books include The Transformation of Ireland 1900-2000, Occasions of Sin, Ambiguous Republic, On The Edge and the international bestseller The Border.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781788161756 |
| ISBN 10 | 1788161750 |
| Title | Between Two Hells |
| Author | Diarmaid Ferriter |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Profile Books Ltd |
| Year published | 2022-06-02 |
| Number of pages | 336 |
| Prizes | Short-listed for Irish Book Awards 2021 (UK) |
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