An Cosantóir

www.military.ie the defence forces magazine | 37 author: Seán Enright Publisher: Irish Academic Press (April 2016) www.irishacademicpress.ie iSBn: 978-1-78537-051-9 Price: €17.50 PB / €45 HB Pages: 272 Captain William Lorraine King of the Auxiliary Division of the Royal Irish Constabulary was implicated in the murders of two suspects who were taken from custody and shot. One of the victims lived long enough to implicate King in the killings. However, King was acquitted as at that time a dying declaration was considered inadmissible. Seán Enright's latest book is a follow up to his excellent work Easter Rising 1916: The Trials. In this sequel the author not only puts great legal cases of the period into context but also explains in detail the changing judiciary from 1916 up to and including the Irish War of Independence. As Ireland descended into turmoil, law and order broke down forcing Westminster to pass a number of emergency laws. Martial law was introduced, an action that abandoned jury by trial in favour of trial by court martial. As well as Captain King the book also examines individual cases such as those of MacSwiney, Markievicz, Maher and Foley, and the Bloody Sunday Court Martials. An indispensable inclusion in the work is that of a chapter on Dramatis Personae that gives mini biographies of prominent Generals, Soldiers and Lawyers and the Policy Makers that were prevalent in Ireland at that time. The book is well researched and well written and easily accessible either as a volume to read or for reference. PC AfTER THE RISING; Soldiers, Lawyers and Trials of the Irish Revolution author: Col Tom Hodson Retd Publisher: The History Press Ireland (September 2016) www.thehistorypress.ie iSBn: 978-1845888992 Price: €18.00 Pages: 288 Since its establishment in 1930 the Irish Military College has had a vital influence on not only the Defence Forces but on the nation. It has formed all of the nation's commissioned officers, many of whom have achieved distinction both within and outside of the Defence Forces. The story of this relatively unknown national institution is intriguing as it has attempted to fulfill the roles laid down for it in 1923 in training and instructing officers and officer candidates. The task has not been easy, as the Military College has inevitably been subject to the many changes and fluctuations in the duties, roles and fortunes of the wider Defence Forces. In this book Colonel Tom Hodson, a former instructor in the Military College and a graduate of École de Guerre, Paris, charts its history. He recounts how from its early predecessor, the Army School of Instruction, the Military College has repeatedly re-invented itself, culminating in the requirement for today's modern institution to embrace and impart instruction based on the needs of the Irish Defence Forces and the procedures of European and NATO armies. THE coLLEGE: THE IRISH MILITARY COLLEGE, 1930 - 2000 author: Lindie Naughton Publisher: Merrion Press (September 2016) www.merrionpress.ie iSBn: 978-1785370816 Price: €17.99 PB & €39.99 HB Pages: 330 Dublin based journalist Lindie Naughton's, 'Markievicz, A most outrageous rebel' is the lively telling of Markievicz's life story. It leaves the reader on an expectant note at the end of each chapter and makes the reading of this biography both easy and enjoyable. It is clear that Naughton has keen story telling abilities and she expertly weaves deeply personal and illuminating facts about Markievicz with astute and necessary social and historical commentary. She acknowledges from the outset that she is the latest in a line of biographers to study "Madame" and remarks on the fortunate position she had in carrying out her timely research in the modern age whereby "treasure trove" archives held in the Bureau of Military History (Military Archives) and Markievicz's personal letters held in the National Library of Ireland were at her disposal. She further asserts that such access made it possible for her to bring "Constance to life as a warm, witty and kind hearted woman", and has further acknowledged that she took particular delight in handling and seeing the paper used by Markievicz in the writing of her deeply moving and revealing letters during periods of incarceration. In the most vivid part of the book, Naughton takes the reader on a journey from Markievicz's carefree childhood in Sligo, her entry to society and her art student days in London and Paris which led to her meeting "handsome Byronic beauty", Count Caismir de Markievicz and the modification of her political and socialist ideals. Most of the book however, is dedicated to Markievicz's years in Dublin and her moves within Irish labour and political circles at a critical time in Ireland's history. Naughton simplifies the historical narrative without compromising its quality meaning that her work succeeds as both an in-depth character study and a history lesson of the most enjoyable kind. LD mARkIEvIcz: A Most Outrageous Rebel

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