War in the shadows : the Irish-American Fenians who bombed Victorian Britain /

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Author / Creator:	Kenna, Shane, author.
Imprint:	©20 Sallins, Co. Kildare : Merrion, 2014. ©2014
Description:	1 online resource (xxx, 410 pages, 8 unnumbered leaves of plates) : illustrations
Language:	English
Subject:	Fenians. Terrorism -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century. Bombings -- Great Britain. Civil rights -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century. Bombings. Civil rights. Fenians. Politics and government Terrorism. Ireland -- History -- 1837-1901. Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1837-1901. Great Britain. Ireland. History. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11224150

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ISBN:	9781908928412 1908928417 1908928417 9781908928023 1908928026 9781908928054 1908928050
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. Print version record.
Summary:	The transformation from regular warfare to the strategy of a war of attrition within urban centres was an enormous development within the history of Irish Fenianism. Having its origins in the complex world of Irish-American politics, the Fenian dynamite campaign in Victorian Britain was undertaken between 1881 and 1885 and was largely a response to the failures of Fenianism in the previous decade. Involving many well-known Fenians, such as Jeremiah O'Donovan Rossa, Thomas James Clarke and Denis Deasy, who died in British custody following arrest for his role in the bombings, the campaign wa.
Other form:	Print version: Kenna, Shane. War in the shadows 9781908928023

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