Ernie O'Guevara 24 Report post Posted February 5, 2015 Comrades, Any good historians on Irish history you'd recommend, particularly around the War Against the Free State, James Connolly, Irish history post Treaty etc. 1 Fodla32 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fodla32 3,692 Report post Posted February 6, 2015 Comrades, Any good historians on Irish history you'd recommend, particularly around the War Against the Free State, James Connolly, Irish history post Treaty etc. The best book I've read on the free state is Conor McCabe's Sins of the Fathers. As for the war against the the free state, I haven't seen anything worthwhile by a professional historian, you are probably best to stick to books by IRA Volunteers like Ernie O'Malley and Peadar O'Donnell. O'Donnell's The Gates Flew Open is regarded as a classic, but it's out of print - a sad sign of the collapse of Irish intellectual life. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ernie O'Guevara 24 Report post Posted February 6, 2015 Go raibh maith agat, a chara. I have similar difficulties with international history regarding Joseph Stalin, but thankfully our friends overseas on the internet have pointed me in the right direction. Highly recommend "The Battle for China's PAst" by Mobo Gao for the truth on Mao's Cultural Revolution. 1 Fodla32 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ernie O'Guevara 24 Report post Posted February 6, 2015 It may be out of print here, but not on Amazon anyway. http://www.amazon.co.uk/Gates-Flew-Open-Prison-Memoir/dp/1781171696/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1423261462&sr=8-2&keywords=peadar+o%27donnell 2 Fodla32 and martin1922 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
martin1922 16 Report post Posted February 7, 2015 It may be out of print here, but not on Amazon anyway. http://www.amazon.co.uk/Gates-Flew-Open-Prison-Memoir/dp/1781171696/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1423261462&sr=8-2&keywords=peadar+o'donnell Thanks comrade, just picked up a copy! 1 Fodla32 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fodla32 3,692 Report post Posted February 7, 2015 It may be out of print here, but not on Amazon anyway. http://www.amazon.co.uk/Gates-Flew-Open-Prison-Memoir/dp/1781171696/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1423261462&sr=8-2&keywords=peadar+o%27donnell Great, that must be a new edition. I'll order a copy as I've long wanted to read this. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ernie O'Guevara 24 Report post Posted February 7, 2015 Still got plenty of books to read myself, must pop by Connolly Books next time in Dublin and see their selection of history 2 grahamhira and Fodla32 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ernie O'Guevara 24 Report post Posted February 14, 2015 Anyone know where I can read Ruairi O'Bradaigh's Dilseacht. I am beginning research for a short book on a Marxist internationalist perspective on 20th century Irish history, I think O'Bradaigh's book would be an invaluable source. 2 Fodla32 and grahamhira reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fodla32 3,692 Report post Posted February 15, 2015 Anyone know where I can read Ruairi O'Bradaigh's Dilseacht. I am beginning research for a short book on a Marxist internationalist perspective on 20th century Irish history, I think O'Bradaigh's book would be an invaluable source. I bought it in RSF's bookshop in Parnell street. I'm sure they still have it on sale. You can ring them and they'd post it to you. 1 grahamhira reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
grahamhira 8 Report post Posted February 15, 2015 The best book I've read on the free state is Conor McCabe's Sins of the Fathers. As for the war against the the free state, I haven't seen anything worthwhile by a professional historian, you are probably best to stick to books by IRA Volunteers like Ernie O'Malley and Peadar O'Donnell. O'Donnell's The Gates Flew Open is regarded as a classic, but it's out of print - a sad sign of the collapse of Irish intellectual life. It's reprinted now comrade,I bought a copy in Eason's last year. 1 Fodla32 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
