Michael Laffan is a member of the School of History at University College, Dublin. His previous publications include The Partition of Ireland, 1911–1925 (1983) and, as editor, The Burden of German History 1919–1945 (1988).

'Laffan's history … is the product of massive and particular scholarship. It is elegantly written and clearly constructed … No student or enthusiast on the subject can in future ignore Laffan's work.' Michael Hopkinson, History

• Prologue. Before the Easter Rising: 1. Irish nationalists: politicians and rebels; The Irish Revolution: 2. 1916: rebellion and hibernation; 3. 1917: organisation and converts; 4. 1918: reverses and victory; 5. The party: structures and members; 6. Policy: beliefs and attitudes; 7. 1919–21: war and repression; 8. 1919–21: ministers and bureaucrats; 9. 1921–2: the treaty and the split; 10. 1922–3: the Pact election and the civil war; Epilogue: After the Civil War; 11. Irish republicans: fundamentalists and compromisers; Sources.

Michael Laffan is a member of the School of History at University College, Dublin. His previous publications include The Partition of Ireland, 1911–1925 (1983) and, as editor, The Burden of German History 1919–1945 (1988).

'Laffan's history … is the product of massive and particular scholarship. It is elegantly written and clearly constructed … No student or enthusiast on the subject can in future ignore Laffan's work.' Michael Hopkinson, History

• Prologue. Before the Easter Rising: 1. Irish nationalists: politicians and rebels; The Irish Revolution: 2. 1916: rebellion and hibernation; 3. 1917: organisation and converts; 4. 1918: reverses and victory; 5. The party: structures and members; 6. Policy: beliefs and attitudes; 7. 1919–21: war and repression; 8. 1919–21: ministers and bureaucrats; 9. 1921–2: the treaty and the split; 10. 1922–3: the Pact election and the civil war; Epilogue: After the Civil War; 11. Irish republicans: fundamentalists and compromisers; Sources.

Michael Laffan is a member of the School of History at University College, Dublin. His previous publications include The Partition of Ireland, 1911–1925 (1983) and, as editor, The Burden of German History 1919–1945 (1988).

'Laffan's history … is the product of massive and particular scholarship. It is elegantly written and clearly constructed … No student or enthusiast on the subject can in future ignore Laffan's work.' Michael Hopkinson, History

• Prologue. Before the Easter Rising: 1. Irish nationalists: politicians and rebels; The Irish Revolution: 2. 1916: rebellion and hibernation; 3. 1917: organisation and converts; 4. 1918: reverses and victory; 5. The party: structures and members; 6. Policy: beliefs and attitudes; 7. 1919–21: war and repression; 8. 1919–21: ministers and bureaucrats; 9. 1921–2: the treaty and the split; 10. 1922–3: the Pact election and the civil war; Epilogue: After the Civil War; 11. Irish republicans: fundamentalists and compromisers; Sources.