The Fighting Irish
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The Fighting Irish

The Story of the Extraordinary Irish Soldier

  1. 289 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

The Fighting Irish

The Story of the Extraordinary Irish Soldier

About this book

Tim Newark's The Fighting Irish uses the dramatic words of the soldiers themselves to tell their stories, gathered from diaries, letters, journals, and interviews with veterans in Ireland and across the world. "Tells the story of the Irish fighting man with wit, clarity, and scholarship." —Andrew Roberts, author of The Storm of War For 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.

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Information

Year
2024
Print ISBN
9781250018823
eBook ISBN
9781250018816
Topic
History
Index
History

Table of contents

  1. Title Page
  2. Copyright Notice
  3. Table of Contents
  4. Acknowledgements
  5. Introduction
  6. Chapter 1 - On the Banks of the Boyne
  7. Chapter 2 - The Wild Geese
  8. Chapter 3 - Wellington’s Irish Storm Troopers
  9. Chapter 4 - Napoleon’s Irish Legion
  10. Chapter 5 - Latin American Adventures
  11. Chapter 6 - Queen Victoria’s Invisible Army
  12. Chapter 7 - The Emerald Flag
  13. Chapter 8 - Frontier Fighting
  14. Chapter 9 - South African Irish
  15. Chapter 10 - Great War Irish
  16. Chapter 11 - Over the Top
  17. Chapter 12 - Fascist Crusade
  18. Chapter 13 - Churchill’s Irish Brigade
  19. Chapter 14 - Secret War
  20. Chapter 15 - Cold War Irish
  21. Chapter 16 - Slaughter in the Congo
  22. Chapter 17 - War on Terror
  23. Chapter 18 - Blown up in Afghanistan
  24. Photos
  25. List of Illustrations
  26. Also by Tim Newark
  27. Appendix 1 - Irish-Born Winners of the Victoria Cross
  28. Appendix 2 - Irish-Born Winners of the Medal of Honor
  29. Notes
  30. Bibliography
  31. Index
  32. Copyright Page