Someone Has to Die for This: Dublin: November 1920 -July 1921

Someone Has to Die for This,Dublin: November 1920 – July 1921 is a book that delves into the final frenetic months of Dublin's War of Independence, offering an uncompromising and unprecedented detail of the events that unfolded. The reader follows IRA assassination units, witnesses the hellish conditions in Croke Park, and experiences the gripping tension that stalked the city as intelligence services battled it out over the winter. Killings escalate, prison escapes are vividly detailed, and shuttle diplomacy intensifies as a settlement is sought. The devastating Custom House attack precedes the wars ferocious final weeks, culminating in a near bloodbath that almost scuppered the truce. This is an unforgettable story, providing long-overdue justice through the eyes of its participants.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 384 pages
Publication date: 10 June 2021
Publisher: The Mercier Press Ltd

Hot on the heels of Killing at its Very Extreme, Dublin: October 1917 – November 1920, Someone Has to Die for This, Dublin: November 1920 – July 1921, plunges the reader into the final frenetic months of Dublin's War of Independence, in uncompromising, unflinching, and unprecedented detail. The reader will follow in the footsteps of IRA assassination units on Bloody Sunday, witness the hellish conditions in Croke Park, taste the gripping tension that stalked the city as intelligence services battled it out over the winter, while equally clandestine peace feelers were set in play.

The pressure ratchets up in 1921 as surging IRA Active Service Units take the fight to the Auxiliaries, police, and military in Dublin. Swathes of the country erupt into violent attacks and barbarous reprisals. Killings escalate in daily ambushes. Prison escapes are vividly detailed, as are the Mountjoy hangings. Shuttle diplomacy intensifies as a settlement is desperately sought, but fault lines develop among the Republican leadership.

Street-battles paralyze the city with civilians bearing a brutal burden; the IRA relentlessly presses on. The devastating Custom House attack precedes the wars ferocious final weeks, culminating in a near bloodbath that almost scuppered the truce.

Experience these breathtaking events through the eyes of their participants. This is an unforgettable story, its style providing long-overdue justice.

Weight: 520g
Dimension: 157 x 234 x 31 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781781177556