111 Clear Hold Build

On this episode of the Irish History Show we spoke to Colonel Gareth Prendergast about his new book, Clear, Hold, Build: How the Free State won the Irish Civil War. He discussed how the National Army defeated the Anti – Treaty IRA using the counter – insurgency tactics of clear, hold and build. Dr Gareth Prendergast is a serving Colonel in the Irish Defence Forces with over 30 years’ service. He has seven operational tours of duty overseas including the Middle East, Balkans and Mali. He has also served in the Military College and Defence Force Headquarter on numerous occasions, including appointments in the Command and Staff School, OIC Military Finance Branch and Director of Logistics. Academically he has a Masters of Military Art and Science from his year spent on the US Army Command and General Staff Course in Fort Leavenworth Kansas and he recently achieved his Doctorate (PhD) after six years study and research in the History Department of UCC. We have started a Patreon page for The Irish Story website and The Irish History Show. Please follow the link and your support is greatly appreciated.  Intro / Outro music “Sliabh” from Aislinn. Licensed under creative commons from the free music archive.

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111 Clear Hold Build is an episode from The Irish History Show by Cathal Brennan and John Dorney.

This episode is 1:02:03 long.

This episode was published on Jun 14, 2025.

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