Includes bibliographical references (p. [505]-506) and index.

The Origins of the I.R.A. -- 1.
Dilemmas of Violence and Politics -- 2.
The Triumph of Fianna Fail -- 3.
The I.R.A.'s Foreign Links -- 4.
The Bombing Campaign -- 5.
Years of Disaster -- 6.
The I.R.A. in the North -- 7.
The Years of the Curragh -- 8.
The I.R.A. and the Nazis -- 9.
Republic and Republicans: I -- 10.
Republic and Republicans: II -- 11.
Prelude to the Border Campaign -- 12.
Splits in the Ranks -- 13.
The Border Campaign: 1956-62 -- 14.
New Initiatives: 1962-70 -- 15.
The Roots of the Conflict -- 16.
The Constitutional Participants -- 17.
The Provisional I.R.A. -- the Rebirth of a Movement -- 18.
The British Campaign -- 19.
Response to Violence -- 20.
Prison: Riots, Escapes, Unlucky Freedoms, Personalities and a Place Called Crossmaglen -- 21.
Hunger Striking: the I.R.A. Reach Beyond the Bars -- 22.
Arms -- 23.
The Use of Torture -- 24.
Sectarian Murder -- 25.
Return to Secrecy and Discipline -- 26.
The Ignition of the Crisis -- 27.
Five Demands and Hunger Strikes -- 28.
The Test of the Ballot Box -- 29.
Bombs in Britain and Counter-Insurgency -- 30.
Action in Ireland -- 31.
The I.N.L.A.: 1980-94 -- 32.
The Green Book: I -- 33.
The Green Book: II -- 34.
The Enemy of my Enemy is my Friend -- 35.
Gerry Adams -- 36.
Ceasefire. 37.

1. The Origins of the I.R.A. --
2. Dilemmas of Violence and Politics --
3. The Triumph of Fianna Fail --
4. The I.R.A.'s Foreign Links --
5. The Bombing Campaign --
6. Years of Disaster --
7. The I.R.A. in the North --
8. The Years of the Curragh --
9. The I.R.A. and the Nazis --
10. Republic and Republicans: I --
11. Republic and Republicans: II --
12. Prelude to the Border Campaign --
13. Splits in the Ranks --
14. The Border Campaign: 1956-62 --
15. New Initiatives: 1962-70 --
16. The Roots of the Conflict --
17. The Constitutional Participants --
18. The Provisional I.R.A. --
the Rebirth of a Movement --
19. The British Campaign --
20. Response to Violence --
21. Prison: Riots, Escapes, Unlucky Freedoms, Personalities and a Place Called Crossmaglen --
22. Hunger Striking: the I.R.A. Reach Beyond the Bars --
23. Arms --
24. The Use of Torture --
25. Sectarian Murder --
26. Return to Secrecy and Discipline --
27. The Ignition of the Crisis --
28. Five Demands and Hunger Strikes --
29. The Test of the Ballot Box --
30. Bombs in Britain and Counter-Insurgency --
31. Action in Ireland --
32. The I.N.L.A.: 1980-94 --
33. The Green Book: I --
34. The Green Book: II --
35. The Enemy of my Enemy is my Friend --
36. Gerry Adams --
37. Ceasefire.

Explains the historical background of the Irish struggles and the growth of the IRA and its place in modern history.

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