Tells the story of the Irish fighting man with wit, clarity, and scholarship. --Andrew Roberts, author of The Storm of WarFor hundreds of years, Irish soldiers have sought their destiny abroad. Wherever they've traveled, whichever side of the battlefield they've stood, the tales of their exploits have never been forgotten.Leaving his birthplace, the Irish soldier has traveled with hope, often seeking to bring a liberating revolution to his fellow countrymen. In search of adventure the Fighting Irish have been found in all corners of the world. Some sailed to America and joined in frontier fighting, others demonstrated their loyalty to their adopted homeland in the bloody combats of the American Civil War, as well as campaigns against the British Empire in Canada and South Africa. The Irish soldier can also be found in the thick of war during the twentieth century--facing slaughter at the Somme, desperate last-stands in the Congo--and, more recently, in Iraq and Afghanistan.In The Fighting Irish, Tim Newark tells their tales in the dramatic words of the soldiers themselves, gathered from diaries, letters, journals, and interviews with veterans in Ireland and across the world.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Thomas Dunne Books
ISBN-10
125001882x
ISBN-13
9781250018823
eBay Product ID (ePID)
188292094
Product Key Features
Author
Tim Newark
Format
Sewn,PAPER over Boards,With Dust Jacket, Hardback
Language
English
Topic
Military History
Additional Product Features
Content Note
Black & White Illustrations, Black & White Halftones
Author Biography
TIM NEWARK has written seventeen previous works of military history and other nonfiction, including Highlander: The History of the Legendary Highland Soldier. He has contributed book reviews to the Financial Times, Time Out, and the Daily Telegraph and has worked as a scriptwriter and consultant for seven television documentary series for the History Channel and BBC Worldwide.
