{"product_id":"the-war-of-independence-sean-mcmahon-9781781177181","title":"The War of Independence: Mercier Mini Series History","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"One of the book's charms is the necessary focus on anecdotes and pen portraits of participants in the battles. These bring to life some of the conflicts, like the story of Lieutenant Bartholomew Teeling and Irish men serving in General Humbert's French forces in September 1798 who showed immense courage yet was executed by the British after the Battle of Ballinamuck. McMahon reaches a high point if the style in the brief chapter on Knockanross when he discusses the life and times of Murrough O'Brien, Lord Inchiquin.\" - The Irish Story.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLike all guerrilla wars, the Irish War of Independence was characterised by great courage and ruthless brutality. It created many heroes and spawned two of the most hated forces that a British government had ever inflicted on Ireland: the Black and Tans and the Auxiliaries.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book traces the cause, development and consequences of the war, which led to the bloody birth of modern Ireland.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sean McMahon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 178117718X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781781177181\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Mercier Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/26\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.00h x 4.33w x 0.35d","brand":"Sean McMahon","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48448718700799,"sku":"9781781177181","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1e3913ef-8013-43d2-b93c-964de496d310.jpg?v=1777260183","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-war-of-independence-sean-mcmahon-9781781177181","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}