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Dark times, decent men
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- Book Synopsis
- 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.
- About The Author
- Neil Richardson studied Philosophy in University College, Dublin, before writing his first book, A Coward If I Return, A Hero If I Fall: Stories of Irishmen in World War I, which won the Argosy Irish Non-Fiction Book of the Year award at the 2010 Irish Book Awards. This was followed by Dark Times, Decent Men: Stories of Irishmen in World War II in 2012, and According to Their Lights: Stories of Irishmen in the British Army, Easter 1916 in 2015. A member of the Reserve Defence Forces, Neil has also written and produced plays with a Great War theme and has made several national television and radio appearances, including as consultant historian on RTÉ television's centenary programme 'My Great War'. He recently completed an MA in Military History and Strategic Studies (Maynooth University) and is currently studying for a PhD in History.
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9781847172976
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- The O'Brien Press, (29 October 2012)
- Number of Pages
- 352
- Weight
- 851 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 240 x 170 x 20 mm
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