At least 130,000 Irish - from north and south of the border - served during the Second World War. Seven thousand never returned. They fought as soldiers in Europe, North Africa and the Far East, as sailors in U-boat infested seas, and as airmen in the dangerous skies. Once again, the politics of home disappeared on the battlefields as Irishmen from different religious and political backgrounds struggled and died side by side.
In this poignant yet detailed book, award winning author Neil Richardson documents veterans' stories with personal interviews, military records, diaries and letters. The time has now come to honour and acknowledge all those Irishmen who went to war.
Publisher: O'Brien Press Ltd
ISBN: 9781847172976
Number of pages: 352
Weight: 851 g
Dimensions: 240 x 170 x 20 mm
a fascinating read and a fitting tribute to those brave people - Ireland’s Own
'this great, easy-readable book should make the reader proud to be Irish after finding out about the exploits of so many ordinary Irish men and women who fought in WWII' - An Cosantoir
'fascinating ... interesting' - Books Ireland
'an easy read, enjoyable and a timely reminder of the high price paid in the defence of democracy by Irish men and women in the Allied forces' - Books Ireland
'human stories, worth recording, and fascinating to any military history enthusiast' - Tuam Herald
'pick up the book at random and you’ll find a story you can’t abandon until it reaches its end' - Tuam Herald
'thanks to the efforts of Richardson, the sacrifices of these ‘decent men’ live on ...' - Lancashire Evening Press
'moving collection of stories about Irishmen who fought in World War II' - Nenagh Guardian
'valuable and interesting record' - Books Ireland
'very well illustrated throughout' - Books Ireland
'dramatic first-hand accounts of the Irish who went to fight' - Irish Independent
'the pictures ... are excellent' - Irish Independent
'the author has revealed many new stories .... especially about the largely unexplored Irish-American experience' - Irish Independent
riveting ... a great companion to his work, A Coward If I Return - Irish Times
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