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| Titel: |
The 'scum of London's underworld'? British Recruits for the Royal Irish Constabulary, 1920-21 |
| Auteur: |
Leeson, David |
| Verschenen in: |
Contemporary British history |
| Paginering: | Jaargang 17 (2003) nr. 1 pagina's 1-38 |
| Jaar: |
2003 |
| Inhoud: |
Thousands of British ex-servicemen joined the Royal Irish Constabulary during the Irish War of Independence. Nicknamed 'Black and Tans' for their haphazard uniforms, these British recruits are notorious for their viciousness. Historians agree that the 'Tans' were somehow predisposed to violence. Some charge that the RIC deliberately recruited criminals, but most argue that the Black and Tans were the brutal products of a demoralising war. New research indicates that British RIC recruits were neither ex-convicts nor a British Freikorps, but rather they were fairly ordinary British workingmen, whose behaviour was caused, not by a violent disposition, but by a violent situation. |
| Uitgever: |
Routledge |
| Bronbestand: |
Elektronische Wetenschappelijke Tijdschriften |
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