{"product_id":"the-black-and-tans-british-police-and-auxiliaries-in-the-irish-war-of-independence-1920-1-9780199658824","title":"The Black and Tans: British Police and Auxiliaries in the Irish War of Independence, 1920-1","description":"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\u003cbr\u003eBlack and Tans, while also raising a paramilitary raiding force of ex-officers - the Auxiliary Division. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom 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\u003cbr\u003eand 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBased 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\u003cbr\u003ein 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\u003cbr\u003efor reprisals, the problems of using police to combat insurgents, and the causes of atrocities in revolutionary wars.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e D. M. Leeson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/25\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780199658824\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eD. M. Leeson\u003c\/strong\u003e received his PhD in History from McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada in 2003.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press, USA","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40110192623731,"sku":"9.7802E+12","price":45.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_1ee8c4f6-1b1f-4dc8-ad95-f12821af75cd.jpg?v=1653402015","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/the-black-and-tans-british-police-and-auxiliaries-in-the-irish-war-of-independence-1920-1-9780199658824","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}