Brother Against Brother - Deasy, Liam
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Brother Against Brother is Liam Deasy's moving and sensitive account of the Civil War, one of Ireland's greatest tragedies. He recounts in detail the Republican disillusionment with the Truce and later with the Treaty, how the Republicans were hopelessly outnumbered, hunted and killed, especially in Munster, before they were finally broken and defeated. For the first time, Deasy recalls the circumstances surrounding his much-criticised order appealing to his comrades to call off the Civil War - an order that saved the lives of hundreds of prisoners. In a special chapter, he recounts his…mehr

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Produktbeschreibung
Brother Against Brother is Liam Deasy's moving and sensitive account of the Civil War, one of Ireland's greatest tragedies. He recounts in detail the Republican disillusionment with the Truce and later with the Treaty, how the Republicans were hopelessly outnumbered, hunted and killed, especially in Munster, before they were finally broken and defeated. For the first time, Deasy recalls the circumstances surrounding his much-criticised order appealing to his comrades to call off the Civil War - an order that saved the lives of hundreds of prisoners. In a special chapter, he recounts his involvement in the ambush at Béal na mBláth, in which his close friend Michael Collins met his death on 22 August 1922. This book gives a rare and profound insight into the brutal, suicidal war that set father against son and brother against brother.
Autorenporträt
Liam Deasy was born near Bandon in County Cork in 1896. He joined the Irish Volunteers in 1917 and on the formation of the West Cork Brigade of the IRA was appointed adjutant. He later became Brigade Commander. He took the Republican side in the Civil War and after it ended returned to civilian life, setting up a successful weatherproofing business. He did not subsequently take a part in the public life of the country although he served with distinction in the Irish Army during the Emergency. He died in August 1974, while still working on his civil war memoir Brother Against Brother.