The Irish Assassins

The Irish Assassins
Title The Irish Assassins PDF eBook
Author Julie Kavanagh
Publisher Grove Atlantic
Pages 328
Release 2021-08-03
Genre True Crime
ISBN 0802149383

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A brilliant true crime account of the assassinations that altered the course of Irish history from the “compulsively readable” writer (The Guardian). One sunlit evening, May 6, 1882, Lord Frederick Cavendish and Thomas Burke, Chief Secretary and Undersecretary for Ireland, were ambushed and stabbed to death while strolling through Phoenix Park in Dublin. The murders were funded by American supporters of Irish independence and carried out by the Invincibles, a militant faction of republicans armed with specially made surgeon’s blades. They put an end to the new spirit of goodwill that had been burgeoning between British Prime Minister William Gladstone and Ireland’s leader Charles Stewart Parnell as the men forged a secret pact to achieve peace and independence in Ireland—with the newly appointed Cavendish, Gladstone’s protégé, to play an instrumental role in helping to do so. In a story that spans Donegal, Dublin, London, Paris, New York, Cannes, and Cape Town, Julie Kavanagh thrillingly traces the crucial events that came before and after the murders. From the adulterous affair that caused Parnell’s downfall; to Queen Victoria’s prurient obsession with the assassinations; to the investigation spearheaded by Superintendent John Mallon, also known as the “Irish Sherlock Holmes,” culminating in the eventual betrayal and clandestine escape of leading Invincible James Carey and his murder on the high seas, The Irish Assassins brings us intimately into this fascinating story that shaped Irish politics and engulfed an Empire. Praise for Julie Kavanagh’s Nureyev: The Life “Easily the best biography of the year.” —The Philadelphia Inquirer “The definitive biography of ballet’s greatest star whose ego was as supersized as his talent.” —Tina Brown, award-winning journalist and author

A Conspiracy of Princes

A Conspiracy of Princes
Title A Conspiracy of Princes PDF eBook
Author Justin Somper
Publisher Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Pages 381
Release 2015-05-26
Genre Young Adult Fiction
ISBN 0316253960

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The second book in Justin Somper's Allies & Assassins series delivers another twisted tale of high-stakes betrayal and political machinations set amid a lush medieval background. The newly crowned Prince Jared, ruler of All Archenfield, has inherited a kingdom in crisis. The murder of his older brother has revealed a traitorous plot in his court, calling into question who, if anyone, Jared can trust as he ascends the throne. Now the realm is on the brink of invasion from the brutal princes of Paddenburg and Jared must travel to neighboring kingdoms in search of allies to defend his throne. Little does he know that an even more dangerous plot is hatching in the Archenfield court--one that threatens to remove Jared from power. One put in motion by the very people he left in charge.

The Irish Wizard

The Irish Wizard
Title The Irish Wizard PDF eBook
Author Avril Sabine
Publisher Cracked Acorn Productions
Pages 123
Release 2015-07-18
Genre Juvenile Fiction
ISBN 1925617300

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Kill Chain

Kill Chain
Title Kill Chain PDF eBook
Author Andrew Cockburn
Publisher Macmillan
Pages 321
Release 2015-03-10
Genre History
ISBN 0805099263

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Assassination by drone is a subject of deep and enduring fascination. Yet few understand how and why this has become our principal way of waging war. 'Kill Chain' uncovers the real and extraordinary story; its origins in long-buried secret programmes, the breakthroughs that made drone operations possible, the ways in which the technology works and, despite official claims, does not work. Taking the reader inside the well-guarded world of national security, the book reveals the powerful interests - military, CIA and corporate - that have led the drive to kill individuals by remote control.

The Assassination of Michael Collins

The Assassination of Michael Collins
Title The Assassination of Michael Collins PDF eBook
Author S. M. Sigerson
Publisher Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Pages 0
Release 2013-11-15
Genre Assassination
ISBN 9781493784714

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Non-fiction Biography / history Ireland - War of Independence/Civil War Description: "Sigerson's work, obviously written from the heart, is a valuable contribution to the literature on Michael Collins, and should be available in any self-respecting Irish library. " - TIM PAT COOGAN A startling new perspective on Ireland's most notorious "cold case": the fatal shooting in 1922 of Michael Collins, Commander-in-Chief of newly-independent Ireland. Sigerson's controversial reconstruction of the ambush may be shocking to some: yet demonstrably fits the eyewitness accounts. This is the first re-examination of Collins' mysterious death in decades; carrying on where John Feehan's landmark edition of 1991 left off. It offers the most complete overview of the evidence ever published.

The Committee

The Committee
Title The Committee PDF eBook
Author Sean McPhilemy
Publisher
Pages 448
Release 1998
Genre History
ISBN

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Explains how Sean McPhilemy's documentary about a how a group of Unionists are killing Irish Nationalists has created controversy over whether or not he should reveal his sources.

Bloody Sunday

Bloody Sunday
Title Bloody Sunday PDF eBook
Author James Joseph Gleeson
Publisher Lyons Press
Pages 0
Release 2004
Genre Assassination
ISBN 9781592282821

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A detailed, comprehensive account of the most crucial event in Ireland's struggle for independence.