Operation Ares – The Burning of the Custom House
A Military Analysis Introduction A military analysis is a method used by armies, historians and students of history throughout the world to provide a systematic…
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Gunfight at Ballinalee
The Volunteers drew back the bolts of their .303 Lee Enfield rifles before pushing them home, the bolt head stripping a bullet from the magazine,…
Firefight At Selton Hill
The windows of the cottage imploded as a hail of bullets cut through the building. The crash of shattered glass and the splintering of the…
Ambush At Kilmichael
The lead vehicle slowed as the driver noticed a figure standing in the roadway. Through the haze of twilight, the figure resembled a British officer,…
War of Independence
The Insurgency and Counterinsurgency Campaign During The Irish War of Independence 1919 – 1921 In the aftermath of the 1916 Easter Rising, republican forces had…