The Green Book (IRA)
The IRA Green Book is a training and induction manual issued by the Irish Republican Army to new volunteers. It was used by the post-Irish Civil War Irish Republican Army (IRA) and Cumann na mBan, ("League of Women"), along with offspring groupings such as the Provisional IRA (PIRA). It includes a statement of military objectives, tactics and conditions for military victory against the British Army and their allies. In the IRA's and PIRA's understanding this military victory was to be achieved as part of "the ongoing liberation of Ireland from foreign occupiers". The Green Book has acted as a manual of conduct and induction to the organisation since at least the 1950s.
Read more about The Green Book (IRA): History, Volunteers' Treatment of The Green Book, 1977 and 1956 Editions, Contents of The Green Book, Green Book Historical Context, The Guerrilla / The Volunteer, Military Objectives in The Green Book, Military Equipment in The Green Book, Propaganda Techniques in The Green Book, Interrogation Techniques
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