Matthew Lewis

Frank Aiken's War: The Irish Revolution, 1916-23 Matthew Lewis

Publisher Marketing: From an adolescent farmer to a local Sinn Fein activist and provincial guerilla leader, and eventually to chief-of-staff of the IRA. Frank Aiken has an early, hidden history. As with so many of his political generation, Aiken's path to politics began amid the violent upheaval of the Irish revolution. In a career spanning 50 years he served in numerous high-profile ministerial roles and earned widespread recognition for his work as Ireland's representative to the United Nations. Yet these later successes masked a controversial past. This comprehensive study provides an in-depth look at Aiken's role in Ireland's turbulent revolutionary period, 1916-23."

Contributor Bio:  Lewis, Matthew Matthew Lewis is the author of two histories and two historical fiction novels about Richard III and the Wars of the Roses. The medieval period is a particular passion of Matthew's, which he hopes to spread through his blog. He is dedicated to teaching and discussing this period, operating two history podcasts and providing bite-sized facts to his Twitter and Facebook following.