Blood upon the rose :

Hunt, Gerry, 1936-

Blood upon the rose : Easter 1916, the rebellion that set Ireland free / written and drawn by Gerry Hunt ; coloured by BRENB. - [Small format] ed. - Dublin : O'Brien, 2010. - 48 p. : chiefly col. ill. ; 24 cm.

First publ. in large format: 2009.

This is the rebellion that set Ireland free, told as a graphic novel. The 1916 Easter Rising was an attempt by a small group of militant Irish republicans to win independence from Britain. It was the most significant rebellion in Ireland. Though a military failure, it set Ireland on the road to freedom from Britain.

9781847172174 (pbk.) : £8.99


Ireland--History--Easter Rising, 1916--Comic books, strips, etc.

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