"Destined to follow his father, John Dillon, into politics, James Dillon spent his early years as an Independent standing to one side of the divisions wrought by the Civil War, and critical of the mould in which they had cast political debate and progress. Having established the…
"Destined to follow his father, John Dillon, into politics, James Dillon spent his early years as an Independent standing to one side of the divisions wrought by the Civil War, and critical of the mould in which they had cast political debate and progress. Having established the…
The Irish Civil War inspired passion, hatred & idealism long after the Free State Army took control in 1923. Using newspaper reports, speeches, eyewitness accounts, & illustrative material, Litton describes the mixture of inexperience & vision that characterized both the Provisi…