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Ambush at Central Park: When the IRA Came to New York Bulik, Mark
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- ISBN
- 9781531502607
- Book Title
- Ambush at Central Park : When the Ira Came to New York
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press
- Item Length
- 9.3 in
- Publication Year
- 2023
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 0.9 in
- Genre
- Biography & Autobiography, True Crime, History, Social Science
- Topic
- Sociology / General, Espionage, Europe / Ireland, Criminals & Outlaws
- Item Weight
- 16.1 Oz
- Item Width
- 6.3 in
- Number of Pages
- 208 Pages
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A compelling, action-packed account of the only officially sanctioned I.R.A attack ever conducted on American soil. In 1922, three of the Irish Republican Army's top gunmen arrived in New York City seeking ven-geance. Their target: "Cruxy" O'Connor, a young Irishman who kept switching sides as revolution swept his country in the wake of World War I. Cruxy's last betrayal dealt a stunning blow to Ireland's struggle for independence: Six of his IRA comrades were killed when he told police the location of their safe house outside Cork. A year later, the IRA gunned him down in a hail of bullets before a crowd of horrified New Yorkers at the corner of 84th Street and Central Park West. Based primarily on first-hand accounts, most of them never before published, Ambush at Central Park is a cinematic exploration of the enigma of "Cruxy" O'Connor: Was he really a decorated war hero who became a spy for Britain? When he defected to the IRA, did his machine gun really jam in a crucial attack? When captured, did he give up his IRA comrades only under torture? Was he a British spy all along? Or was he pursuing a decades-old blood feud between his family and that of one of his comrades? A longtime editor at The New York Times , author Mark Bulik delved through Irish government archives, newspaper accounts, census data, and unpublished material from the families of the main actors. Together they add to the sensational story of a rebel ambush, a deadly police raid, a dinner laced with poison, a daring prison break, a boatload of tommy guns on the Hoboken waterfront, an unlikely pair of spies who fall in love, and an audacious assassination plot against the British cabinet. Gravely wounded and near death, Cruxy refused to cooperate with the detectives investigating the case. And so, the spy who stopped spying and the gunman who stopped shooting became the informer who wouldn't inform, even at death's door. Here is a forgotten chapter of Irish and New York history: the story of the only officially authorized IRA attack on American soil.
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Publisher
Fordham University Press
ISBN-10
1531502601
ISBN-13
9781531502607
eBay Product ID (ePID)
19057255112
Product Key Features
Book Title
Ambush at Central Park : When the Ira Came to New York
Number of Pages
208 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2023
Topic
Sociology / General, Espionage, Europe / Ireland, Criminals & Outlaws
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, True Crime, History, Social Science
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
0.9 in
Item Weight
16.1 Oz
Item Length
9.3 in
Item Width
6.3 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
23
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The blurb-able bits: "Lively and colorful ... Bulik's brisk narrative is intent on maintaining the tension for as long as possible. Suffice it to say that he has done a fine job. ---The Irish Independent, Lively and colorful . . . Bulik's brisk narrative is intent on maintaining the tension for as long as possible. Suffice it to say that he has done a fine job. ---The Irish Independent, A pacy, readable, historical thriller, extensively based on archival research. It brings to life the struggle for independence in Cork, the realities of the I.R.A. and British espionage war in the city and county, and the IRA's trans-Atlantic reach. ---Brian Hanley, Trinity College Dublin, A brilliantly written book about an unknown episode of the Irish War of Independence, with vivid characters caught up in the great events of history. ---Terry Golway, historian, author, and journalist
Lccn
2022-057242
Dewey Decimal
363.3250974710905
Lc Classification Number
Hv6432.5.I75b85 2023
Table of Content
Introduction : Bloody Anniversaries 1 1 The Ambush 5 2 Feuds and Fights 13 3 War and Rebellion 20 4 The Battle for Cork 33 5 The Doomsday Plot 42 6 The Coolavokig Ambush 53 7 Bloodbath at Ballycannon 65 8 A Basketful of Poison 73 9 The Spying Game 79 10 A Boatload of Tommy Guns 90 11 Passages 102 12 The Hunt 109 13 The Heel of the Hunt 117 14 The Crux of the Matter 134 Acknowledgments 147 Notes 149 Index 165 Photographs follow page 86
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