A distinguished author serves in the South African & First World Wars. Early in 1914 he & his Boston wife run Mausers to Ireland for the nationalists. Released from war service, he associates with the Irish Republican movement. Handles its publicity, participates in the 1921 Anglo-Irish Conference (London). Opposes the Treaty signed there, joins the Anti-Treaty resistance. Captured in ensuing hostilities, he's tried on a flimsy weapons-possession charge, & executed.
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A distinguished author serves in the South African & First World Wars. Early in 1914 he & his Boston wife run Mausers to Ireland for the nationalists. Released from war service, he associates with the Irish Republican movement. Handles its publicity, participates in the 1921 Anglo-Irish Conference (London). Opposes the Treaty signed there, joins the Anti-Treaty resistance. Captured in ensuing hostilities, he's tried on a flimsy weapons-possession charge, & executed.
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