TY - BOOK AU - McNally,Michael AU - Dennis,Peter TI - Easter Rising 1916: birth of the Irish Republic T2 - Campaign SN - 9781846030673 (pbk.) : AV - DA962 U1 - 941.50821 MCN PY - 2007/// CY - Oxford PB - Osprey KW - History KW - ukslc KW - Ireland KW - thema KW - c 1900 to c 1909 KW - European history KW - Revolutions, uprisings, rebellions KW - Military history KW - Easter Rising, 1916 N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Origins of the campaign--Chronology--The opposing commanders--Opposing armies--Opposing plans--The battle--The aftermath--The battlefield today N2 - When the outbreak of World War I delayed home rule for Ireland, a faction of Irish nationalists - the Irish Republican Brotherhood - decided to take direct action. On Easter Monday 1916, a rebellion was launched from the steps of the Dublin General Post Office. This book examines this topic ER -