Irish writer and journalist TIM PAT COOGAN. In the expanded edition of his twenty-some year old book, "The IRA: A History" (Roberts Rin , COOGAN explains the historical background of the Irish struggles. For hundreds of years the Irish Republican Army has been fighting for home rule in Northern Ireland...their latest attack was a massive bombing of London last April. "The IRA: A History," is being released for the first time in the U.S., thought it's been required reading for British and Irish Military officers alike. COOGAN is the author of four other books, including "The Man Who Make Ireland: The Life and Death of Michael Collins" (Roberts Rin
Copyright 1993 Fresh Air