In June 1922, just seven months after Sinn Féin negotiators signed a compromise treaty with representatives of the British government to create the Irish Free State, Ireland collapsed into civil war. While the body count suggests it was far less devastating than other European civil wars, it had a harrowing impact on the country and cast a long shadow, socially, economically and politically, which included both public rows and recriminations and deep, often private traumas. Drawing on many previously unpublished sources and newly released archival material, one of Ireland's most renowned historians lays bare the course and impact of the war and how this tragedy shaped modern Ireland. 'Ferriter has richly earned his reputation as one of Ireland's leading historians'  Irish Independent 'Absorbing ... A fascinating exploration of the Civil War and its impact on Ireland and Irish politics'  Irish Times Simply outstanding ...  Between Two Hells  takes us closer to the messy truth behind independent Ireland's birth pangs than ever before -  Irish Independent Excellent ... Diarmaid Ferriter, Ireland's best-known and most prolific historian ... enriches lucid and judicious accounts of events and personalities with fresh archival evidence -  BBC History Magazine Meticulously researched, judiciously balanced and unflinching ... breaks new ground -  Sunday Business Post Diarmaid Ferriter is Professor of Modern Irish History at University College Dublin. He is a columnist for the Irish Times and he was elected a member of the Royal Irish Academy in 2019. His previous books include  The Transformation of Ireland 1900-2000 ,  Occasions of Sin ,  Ambiguous Republic, On The Edge  and the international bestseller  The Border