The Catholic Church in Ireland, 1914-1918: War and Politics

A robust analysis of the three days between the announcement and the implementation of the Truce that counters the myths and propaganda invented by some politicians, historians and newspaper columnists in an attempt to rewrite Irish history.

Includes dramatic first-hand accounts of the activities of the West Cork No. 5 Brigade during the War of Independence and the Civil War in West Cork, and adds missing voices to the Irish revolutionary narrative, especially from the anti-Treaty IRA. Of eight interview subjects, five participated in the IRA's invasion of Northern Ireland.

With a focus on war and its consequences, this book tells moving stories of how conflict has plunged people into the depths of despair in Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, Mexico, Russia, South Sudan, Syria, Uruguay, Western Sahara, Palestine/Israel, Brazil, South Korea, Somalia and Timor Leste.