Author: SHORT, K.R.M.
Title: The Dynamite War: Irish-American Bombers in Victorian Britain
Description: Dublin: Gill and Macmillan, 1979. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0717109003. 278 pages. Index. Bibliography. "Between 1880 and 1887 three of Britain's major cities came under attack from teams of bombers whose leadership, finance and most of whose personnel came from two Irish-American Fenian organisations... The aim of the dynamiters was to force the British government to withdraw from Ireland and to allow a free and separate nation to develop... also discusses the police response to the campaign, which led to the creation of both the Secret Service and the Scotland Yard Special Branch - draws upon Home Office documents hitherto unavailable under the Official Secrets Act." - from dust jacket. Appears unread. Book clean, bright and unmarked. Very light wear to dust jacket with the exception of some minor peeling at top of spine. Nice copy.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; The Dynamite War: Irish-American Bombers in Victorian Britain Terrorists Terrorism Irish Great Britain England London Liverpool Glasgow Gunpowder Explosions London Bridge Tower of London Scotland Yard Railway Stations Tunnels Underground Secret Service. Fine in Very Good dust jacket .

Keywords: 0717109003 : American History