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    The Western Front: The Irishmen Who Fought in World War One
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    The Western Front: The Irishmen Who Fought in World War One

    By William Sheehan

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    ‘One of our fellows, while a German flare lit up his trench as it shot over it, saw half a dozen of our raw Irishmen on their knees, praying to the Virgin as if their last hour had come.’
    Captain Gerald Burgoyne, C Company, 4th Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles

    The Western Front tells the human story at the heart of a war that cost the lives of 35,000 Irishmen.

    Compiled by one of Ireland’s leading military historians, it recounts the experiences of the many ordinary Irishmen from all religions and backgrounds who fought in the Great War. In their own words, these men describe the horror of life in the trenches and their experience of combat during World War One.

    The book gives readers a real insight into the hopes, thoughts and fears of the soldiers and officers who served in Irish regiments on the Western Front. Conveying not just the thrill of enlistment and training, but also the harsh reality of life during wartime, The Western Front offers a fascinating portrayal of what it was like to serve in the ‘war to end all wars’.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherGill & Macmillan
    Release dateOct 7, 2011
    ISBN9780717151950
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    The Western Front: The Irishmen Who Fought in World War One
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    William Sheehan

    WILLIAM SHEEHAN is a military historian and a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society and the Higher Education Academy. He has lectured at NUI Maynooth and University College Cork, and is a member of its Ferguson Centre for African and Asian Studies at the Open University. His previously published works include, The FCA: An Illustrated History, British Voices from the Irish War of Independence and Hearts and Mines: The 5th Division, Ireland 1920-22. His research focuses mainly on British counterinsurgency in the Inter-War Period.

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