Ambush at Central Park: When the IRA Came to New York

Author:   Mark Bulik
Publisher:   Fordham University Press
ISBN:  

9781531502607


Pages:   208
Publication Date:   25 April 2023
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Mark Bulik
Publisher:   Fordham University Press
Imprint:   Fordham University Press
ISBN:  

9781531502607


ISBN 10:   1531502601
Pages:   208
Publication Date:   25 April 2023
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us.

Table of Contents

Introduction: Bloody Anniversaries | 1 1 The Ambush | 5 2 Feuds and Fights | 13 3 War and Rebellion | 20 4 The Battle for Cork | 33 5 The Doomsday Plot | 42 6 The Coolavokig Ambush | 53 7 Bloodbath at Ballycannon | 65 8 A Basketful of Poison | 73 9 The Spying Game | 79 10 A Boatload of Tommy Guns | 90 11 Passages | 102 12 The Hunt | 109 13 The Heel of the Hunt | 117 14 The Crux of the Matter | 134 Acknowledgments | 147 Notes | 149 Index | 165 Photographs follow page 86

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A pacy, readable, historical thriller, extensively based on archival research. It brings to life the struggle for independence in Cork, the realities of the I.R.A. and British espionage war in the city and county, and the IRA's trans-Atlantic reach.---Brian Hanley, Trinity College Dublin


A brilliantly written book about an unknown episode of the Irish War of Independence, with vivid characters caught up in the great events of history.---Terry Golway, historian, author, and journalist A pacy, readable, historical thriller, extensively based on archival research. It brings to life the struggle for independence in Cork, the realities of the I.R.A. and British espionage war in the city and county, and the IRA's trans-Atlantic reach.---Brian Hanley, Trinity College Dublin


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Mark Bulik is a senior editor at The New York Times. He is the author of The Sons of Molly Maguire: The Irish Roots of America’s First Labor War.

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