{"product_id":"brother-against-brother-liam-deasy-9781781179376","title":"Brother Against Brother","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBrother Against Brother\u003c\/em\u003e is Liam Deasy's moving and sensitive account of the Civil War, one of Ireland's greatest tragedies. He recounts in detail the Republican disillusionment with the Truce and later with the Treaty, how the Republicans were hopelessly outnumbered, hunted and killed, especially in Munster, before they were finally broken and defeated. For the first time, Deasy recalls the circumstances surrounding his much-criticised order appealing to his comrades to call off the Civil War - an order that saved the lives of hundreds of prisoners.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a special chapter, he recounts his involvement in the ambush at B?al na mBl?th, in which his close friend Michael Collins met his death on 22 August 1922.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book gives a rare and profound insight into the brutal, suicidal war that set father against son and brother against brother.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Liam Deasy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1781179379\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781781179376\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Mercier Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/06\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 130\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.34lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.31d","brand":"Liam Deasy","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46526660182271,"sku":"9781781179376","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ccf57dbe-0f0e-457a-8933-e770bd17d561.jpg?v=1737556805","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/brother-against-brother-liam-deasy-9781781179376","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}