Robert Kee war ein bekannter Rundfunksprecher, Journalist und Schriftsteller, der für seine historischen Werke, insbesondere über den Zweiten Weltkrieg und Irland, geschätzt wurde. Seine Schriften schöpfen oft aus tiefgreifenden persönlichen Erfahrungen, darunter seine Kriegsdienstzeit und die anschließende Gefangenschaft, die die Grundlage für sein fesselndes Debütwerk bildeten. Kee wurde für seinen analytischen Geschichtsansatz und seine Fähigkeit gefeiert, komplexe Ereignisse einem breiten Publikum auf ansprechende Weise nahezubringen, wie seine gefeierte Dokumentarserie über Irland beweist.
This book is an examination of the prison of Irish history, back to its very beginnings, to identify the principal groups involved in Ireland. It traces the emergence of each group and their links over the ages, establishing how past facts have bred present myths. Revised to cover the events of recent years, the book provides an insight into the country's current political situation, especially in light of the 1994 ceasefire agreement.
The present volume, Ourselves Alone, is concerned with the modern growth of that extreme Irish republicanism which won freedom from British rule for twenty-six counties of Ireland in 1921, and which today pursues the same goal for all Ireland in the remaining six. The narrative begins with the aftermath of the Dublin rebellion of 1916.
Covering the 20 year lifespan of Picture Post magazine, this volume has been compiled to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the magazine's launch. It contains a selection of previously unpublished photographs discovered in the archives of Picture Post.
1989 Penguin Books trade paperback, 6th printing. Robert Kee
A Chronicle of the Year 1939
A unique portrait of 1939, vividly recapturing the moods and sensations of Britain as the Second World War loomed.
Robert Kee's classic bestseller remains an essential survey of the country and its people; an introduction to the fascinating history that has made modern Ireland, and a thought -provoking examination of how past facts have bred present myths.
