A Military History of Ireland

A major new study of Irish military history from the earliest times to the present day.

Thomas Bartlett (Edited by), Keith Jeffery (Edited by)

9780521629898, Cambridge University Press

Paperback, published 9 October 1997

592 pages, 115 b/w illus. 8 maps
24.4 x 17 x 3 cm, 0.93 kg

'… with its handsome format, numerous memorable and often unfamiliar illustrations and excellent text, the collection immediately established itself as the essential work for all curious to know of the Irish experience of fighting within and beyond their homeland.' English Historical Review

This is a major, collaborative study of organised military activity and its broad impact on Ireland over the last thousand years or so, from the middle of the first millennium AD to modern times. It integrates the best recent scholarship in military history into its social and political context to provide a comprehensive treatment of the Irish military experience. The eighteen chronologically-organised chapters are written by leading scholars each of whom is an authority on the period in question. Drawing the whole work together is a wide-ranging introductory essay on the 'Irish military tradition' which explores the relationship of Irish society and politics with militarism and military affairs. The text is illustrated throughout by over 120 pictures and maps.

List of illustrations
List of maps
List of tables
List of contributors
Preface
Acknowledgements
Abbreviations used in notes
1. An Irish military tradition? Thomas Bartlett and Keith Jeffery
2. Irish warfare before 1100 T. M. Charles-Edwards
3. Irish and Anglo-Norman warfare in twelfth-century Ireland Marie Therese Flanagan
4. The defence of the English lordship, 1250–1450 Robin Frame
5. Gaelic warfare in the middle ages Katharine Simms
6. The Tudors and the origins of the modern Irish states: a standing army Steven G. Ellis
7. The captains' games: army and society in Elizabethan Ireland Ciaran Brady
8. The wars of religion, 1603–1660 Jane H. Ohlmeyer
9. The Williamite war, 1689–1691 John Childs
10. The Irish military establishment 1660–1776 Alan J. Guy
11. The defence of Protestant Ireland, 1660–1760 S. J. Connolly
12. Defence, counter-insurgency and rebellion: Ireland, 1793–1803 Thomas Bartlett
13. Irish soldiers abroad, 1600–1800 Harman Murtagh
14. Non-professional soldiery, c. 1600–1800 David W. Miller
15. Army organisation and society in the nineteenth century E. M. Spiers
16. The army and law and order in the nineteenth century Virginia Crossman
17. Militarism in Ireland, 1900–1922 David Fitzpatrick
18. The army in independent Ireland Eunan O'Halpin
19. The British army and Ireland since 1922 Keith Jeffery
Notes
Bibliography
Index.

Subject Areas: British & Irish history [HBJD1]