The definitive account of the rebellion of 1798 - a great Irish tragedy - reissued for the 200th anniversary with a new preface and epilogue.

Thomas Pakenham is the author of the critically acclaimed THE SCRAMBLE FOR AFRICA which won the W.H. Smith Award and the Alan Paton Award. He is also the author of THE BOER WAR, THE MOUNTAINS OF RASSELAS and THE YEAR OF LIBERTY. He lives in County Westmeath, Ireland and is chairman of the Irish Tree Society. He plants trees both for profit and ornament.

Part 1 Conspiracy: Britain's difficulty, Ireland's opportunity; Are they above or are they come?; a general's prophecy; the triangles; pacifying Wicklow; The boys will all be there. Part 2 Rebellion: the mail coach signal; counter-attack; the fire spreads south; English imbecility - Irish ferocity; Ulster stirs. Part 3 Revolution: the green bough of liberty; She's stopt, boys, she's stopt!; Ulster will fight; a drastic solution; the relief of Wexford. Part 4 Olive branch: murder is their pastime; the French are on the sea; the Republic of Connaught; the race for Dublin; the last day of liberty; home coming.