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IRA : the bombs and the bullets : a history of deadly ingenuity by A.R. Oppenheimer is a history book available to read on EtoBox.

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As a leading expert on non-conventional weapons and explosives, the author focuses on the bombs and explosives and shows how the IRA became the most adept and experienced insurgency group the world has ever seen through their bombing expertise and how - after generations of conflict - it all came to an end. The book is a comprehensive account of more than 150 years of Irish republican strategic, tactical, and operational details and analysis covering the IRA's mission, doctrine, targeting, and acquisition of weapons and explosives.Oppenheimer also colorfully presents the story behind the bombs; those who built and deployed them, those who had to deal with and dismantle them, and those who suffered or died from them. He analysis where, how, and why the IRA's bombs were built, targeted and deployed and explores what the IRA was hoping to accomplish in its unrivaled campaign of violence and insurgency through covert acquisition, training, intelligence and counter-intelligence. The book focuses entirely on the IRA's bombing campaign - beginning with the Fenian 'Dynamiters' in the 19th century up to the decommissioning of an arsenal big enough to arm several battalions - which included

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Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.

Author
A.R. Oppenheimer
Publisher
Tara Books (an imprint of Irish Academic Press Ltd )
Published
2008
Language
EN
ISBN
9780716528951
Category
history
Subjects
History, Engineering, Science
Rating
4.2 / 5 (120 ratings)
Updated
2026-03-14

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