Irish Military Elites, Nation and Empire, 1870-1925 Identity and Authority /

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Sweeney, Loughlin (Συγγραφέας, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2019.
• Έκδοση: 1st ed. 2019.
• Θέματα: Great Britain-History.; Imperialism.; Military history.; World politics.; History of Britain and Ireland.; Imperialism and Colonialism.; History of Military.; Political History.

"Dr Sweeney's important book brings to life the experience of the Irish officer class at a time of building revolutionary ferment. It is an astute and original study that sits at the boundaries of so many fields, from the national question to matters of gender and class." -John Bew, W...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• 1 Introduction
• 2 Defining an Irish military elite
• 3 'One ought to do what one can for people in his circ.': Patronage and affinity among Irish military elites
• 4 Ireland's imperial moment: Wolseley and Roberts in command
• 5 Aid to the civil power: The military establishment, the Land War, and the Home Rule crisis, 1882-1914
• 6 Status quo ante bellum: The Irish military establishment in 1914
• 7 Irish officers in the Great War
• 8 The Irish military elite and the War of Independence 1918-1922
• 9 Barriers Broken: Partition, the Free State, and Empire,1922-25
• 10 Conclusion.