Tom Barry and the Kilmichael Ambush

In the last issue (HI 13.4, July/August 2005) Peter Hart stated that my views ‘are summed up in the subtitle’ of my biography of Tom Barry—IRA Freedom Fighter. Having researched […]

Peter Hart and his enemies…

If I may begin at the end of Niall Meehan’s letter, he refers to his ‘promotion’ of—and my non-participation in—‘this important debate’ on the Kilmichael ambush. In fact, I have […]

Peter Hart and Tom Barry

Sir, —Peter Hart in his interview (HI 13.2, March/April 2005) dismissesmy work in Tom Barry: IRA freedom fighter, saying that it ‘containsalmost no new evidence’ despite my in-depth analysis of […]

Sir Henry Wilson’s assassins

Sir, —If Sir Henry Wilson (Henry Hughes Wilson, to give him his full name) is best remembered for the circumstances of his death, why then were we not told about […]

Mentioning the War: the Bureau of Military History

CK:    What is the nature of this collection? VL:    The Bureau of Military History was established by the government in 1947 with the remit of gathering material relating to the […]