Fanning, R: Fatal Path

Ronan Fanning ... has crowned his career with this lapidary work. It is beautifully written, compellingly argued, gleaming with clarity as he confidently makes his way through a story of confusion, deceit and denial lightened by rare glimpses of honest men doing their best. -- James Downey Irish Independent Absorbing [and] fascinating. -- John-Paul McCarthy Sunday Independent 'In his splendid new book on Britain's Irish policy in these formative years, Ronan Fanning stresses that his topic is not Anglo-Irish relations in the round but Britain's policy towards Ireland. Yet if this is essentially a study in British history, it is also required reading for students of Irish history because of the way it illuminates our perspectives on the mode of British decision-making through which the Irish Free State and Northern Ireland emerged ... a compelling read. -- Joe Lee Irish Times This book provides valuable insights into the British government's attitude towards the Irish Revolution. -- Ryle Dwyer Irish Examiner