ISBN10: 0717147487, ISBN13: 9780717147489, [publisher: Gill & Macmillan Ltd] Hardcover First Edition xvii, 408pp. 16 b&w and colour photographs and illustrations. previous owners name to top corner ffep. In fine clean condition and fine unclipped dj.
[Kent, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2010]
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ISBN10: 0717147487, ISBN13: 9780717147489, [publisher: Gill, Ireland, Dublin] Softcover The Year of Disapperances uncovers a web of suspicion and paranoia that led to scores of men and boys being abducted from their homes before being executed as 'enemies of the Republic' and their bodies buried. While some of this took place during the War of Independence, most of it happened the following year, during the so-called 'Cork Republic'. The net result was to change the demographic of the south-eastern corner of the city for ever, with hundreds of families fleeing and up to fifty individuals buried in unmarked graves in surrounding areas. Using a wide range of previously untapped sources, Murphy shines new light on one of the darker episodes of twentieth-century Irish history. The Year of Disappearances is a ground-breaking book that deepens our knowledge and understanding of the War of Independence. It subverts many myths, and examines realities long hidden. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
[Goring-By-Sea, WS, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2010]