
- 289 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
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." âAndrew 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 centuryâfacing slaughter at the Somme, desperate last-stands in the Congoâand, more recently, in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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Table of contents
- Title Page
- Copyright Notice
- Table of Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- Chapter 1 - On the Banks of the Boyne
- Chapter 2 - The Wild Geese
- Chapter 3 - Wellingtonâs Irish Storm Troopers
- Chapter 4 - Napoleonâs Irish Legion
- Chapter 5 - Latin American Adventures
- Chapter 6 - Queen Victoriaâs Invisible Army
- Chapter 7 - The Emerald Flag
- Chapter 8 - Frontier Fighting
- Chapter 9 - South African Irish
- Chapter 10 - Great War Irish
- Chapter 11 - Over the Top
- Chapter 12 - Fascist Crusade
- Chapter 13 - Churchillâs Irish Brigade
- Chapter 14 - Secret War
- Chapter 15 - Cold War Irish
- Chapter 16 - Slaughter in the Congo
- Chapter 17 - War on Terror
- Chapter 18 - Blown up in Afghanistan
- Photos
- List of Illustrations
- Also by Tim Newark
- Appendix 1 - Irish-Born Winners of the Victoria Cross
- Appendix 2 - Irish-Born Winners of the Medal of Honor
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
- Copyright Page