Turning points of the irish revolution : the british government, intelligence, and the cost ... of indifference 1912-1921

In his exploration of the use of intelligence in Ireland by the British government from the onset of the Ulster Crisis in 1912 to the end of the Irish War of Independence in 1921, Grob-Fitzgibbon analyzes the role that intelligence played during those critical nine years. He argues that within that period, the British government lost power in Ireland because it failed to utilize the intelligence it received. Through its indifference, the British government contributed to the turning points of the Irish Revolution, and allowed a bloody guerrilla war to develop that was far from inevitable. "In his exploration of British governance during the Irish Revolution, Benjamin Grob-Fitzgibbon analyzes the role that British intelligence played during the critical nine years from the onset of the Ulster Crisis in 1912 to the end of the Irish War of Independence in 1921. He argues that in that period, the British government lost power in Ireland because it failed to utilize the intelligence it received. The government, however, chose to ignore that intelligence. In the period of clandestine organization (1914-1916), the security forces were less meticulous, choosing to focus on Irish public opinion towards the British war effort in France rather than an Irish insurgency Front Matter....Pages i-x Introduction....Pages 1-12 The Death of Constitutionalism in Ulster....Pages 13-71 The Arming of the Irish Volunteers....Pages 73-113 Business as Usual....Pages 115-173 Conclusion....Pages 175-179 Back Matter....Pages 181-258