Historian and writer William Sheehan has sold World Rights for his latest work, A Hard Local War: The British Army And The Guerrila War, 1919-1922 to The History Press in the UK.

Sheenan’s previous books, Fighting for Dublin: The British Battle for Dublin 1919-1921 and British Voices: From the Irish War of Independence 1918-1921, were published by Collins Press in Cork and he also published an illustrated book on Sarsfield Barracks with The History Press Ireland.

The deal was negotiated by Paul Feldstein of The Feldstein Agency in Belfast and the acquiring editor was Shaun Barrington.