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The Battle for Cork: July-August 1922 Unabridged edition
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By: John Borgonovo
Publisher: The Mercier Press Ltd
Published: September 2011
Pages: 160
Categories: Humanities
Language: English
Available as: Paperback
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ISBN-13: 9781856356961
ASIN: 1856356965

'The full story of the vicious battle between Republican and Provisional Government forces for control of Cork in August of 1922. By the sixth week of the Irish Civil War, all eyes turned to Cork, as the National Army readied its climactic attack on the 'rebel capital'. At 2 a.m. on a Bank Holiday Monday, Emmet Dalton and 450 soldiers of the National Army landed at Passage West, in one of the most famous surprise attacks in Irish military history. Their daring amphibious assault knocked the famed Cork IRA onto the back foot, though three more days of stubborn fighting was required for the National Army to secure the city. The retreating IRA left destruction in their wake, setting the stage for Michael Collins' final fatal visit to his home county. For the first time, 'The Battle for Cork' tells the full story of the battle for Cork, showing all the chaos, bravery, humour and misery of the largest engagement of the Irish Civil War and the final defeat of Republican Cork. This outstanding book tries to explain the puzzling collapse of anti-treaty forces in their stronghold, Cork City. -- Irish American News "Irish American News" John Borgonovo is a historian and is currently a lecturer in University College Cork. The author of 'Spies, Informers, and the Anti-Sinn Fein Society: The Intelligence War in Cork City, 1920-1921', he has written extensively on the Irish revolution in Cork city. '

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