The Black and Tans
British Police and Auxiliaries in the Irish War of Independence, 1920-1921
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Product details:
- Publisher OUP Oxford
- Date of Publication 11 October 2012
- ISBN 9780199658824
- Binding Paperback
- No. of pages320 pages
- Size 240x185x16 mm
- Weight 486 g
- Language English
- Illustrations Two maps 0
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Short description:
The Black and Tans and Auxiliaries are the most notorious police forces in the history of the British Isles, and were the focus of bitter controversy. Based on extensive archival research, this is the first serious study of the forces and the part they played in the Irish War of Independence.
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This is the story of the Black and Tans and Auxiliaries, the most notorious police forces in the history of the British Isles. During the Irish War of Independence (1920-1), the British government recruited thousands of ex-soldiers to serve as constables in the Royal Irish Constabulary, the Black and Tans, while also raising a paramilitary raiding force of ex-officers - the Auxiliary Division.
From the summer of 1920 to the summer of 1921, these forces became the focus of bitter controversy. As the struggle for Irish independence intensified, the police responded to ambushes and assassinations by the guerrillas with reprisals and extrajudicial killings. Prisoners and suspects were abused and shot, the homes and shops of their families and supporters were burned, and the British government was accused of imposing a reign of terror on Ireland.
Based on extensive archival research, this is the first serious study of the Black and Tans and Auxiliaries and the part they played in the Irish War of Independence. Dr Leeson examines the organization and recruitment of the British police, the social origins of police recruits, and the conditions in which they lived and worked, along with their conduct and misconduct once they joined the force, and their experiences and states of mind. For the first time, it tells the story of the Irish conflict from the police perspective, while casting new light on the British government's responsibility for reprisals, the problems of using police to combat insurgents, and the causes of atrocities in revolutionary wars.
Review from previous edition While the Black and Tans served for less than two years, their disastrous deployment has lived long in Irish cultural memory. Through dispassionate research and fastidiously marshalled sources, D. M. Leeson undermines many enduring misapprehensions that still surround this most controversial of police forces.
Table of Contents:
Preface
Maps
List of abbreviations
Note to the reader
Introduction
The Two-Headed Ass: Coalition policy and Coalition Policing in Ireland
'The Dark Hours are Dreaded': The War of Independence in West Galway
Constabulary in Khaki: The Black and Tans
Dr. Tudor's Beast Folk: The Auxiliary Division
One-Sided War: Police and Auxiliaries in Combat
'Come Out, Sinn Fein!' Analysing Police Reprisals
The Devil's Work: Explaining Police Reprisals
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index
