The Irish-American Dynamite Campaign: A History, 1881-1896

Joseph McKenna

The Irish-American Dynamite Campaign: A History, 1881-1896
Format
Paperback
Publisher
McFarland & Co Inc
Country
United States
Published
6 July 2012
Pages
216
ISBN
9780786468966

The Irish-American Dynamite Campaign: A History, 1881-1896

Joseph McKenna

In the 1880s, Clan-na-Gael, an extremist Irish-American organization that succeeded the Fenian Brotherhood, initiated a dynamite campaign against Britain in a bid to bring about Irish independence. Throughout England, explosions rocked government, military and police targets, including the Tower of London, London Bridge and the Houses of Parliament. This detailed study chronicles the origins, operations and aftereffects of the campaign, especially its heavy infiltration by spies, informers and agents of a rogue British Secret Service. By exploring the overlooked areas of the operation’s history, this volume reveals how, in a bid to discredit the Irish National Party in Parliament, those most entrusted with Britain"s security were themselves complicit in the bombings.

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