Irish Coastal Landings 1922

"Riccio finds a weakness in the otherwise thorough study of the 1922 Irish Civil War in the coverage of coastal landing, which with rare exceptions are only briefly described or barely mentioned in passing by accounts of battles or personalities. Because of the passing of time and the nature of the conflict, he says, very few primary sources are available, so he has had to flesh out that information with secondary sources. He begins by filling in the military background, covering planning the landings, the role of intelligence, British Naval presence in Ireland during the Civil War, Irish Free State maritime defence issues, and notes on ships involved in the landings. His chronological narrative of the landings is accompanied by photographs and biographical sketches" ~ProtoView