Neil Richardson

A Coward If I Return, a Hero If I Fall

Stories of Irishmen in World War I

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Produktbeschreibung

IRELAND'S FORGOTTEN LEGACY In 1914-1918, two hundred thousand Irishmen from all religions and backgrounds went to war. At least thirty-five thousand never came home. An award-winning collection of veterans' stories as told by the families, with military records, surviving documents and letters.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: O'Brien Press
• 2nd edition
• Seitenzahl: 368
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. Juli 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 218mm x 155mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 780g
• ISBN-13: 9781788491730
• ISBN-10: 1788491734
• Artikelnr.: 58457560

Autorenporträt

Neil Richardson studied Philosophy in University College Dublin and works as a creative writing teacher and editor. He is also a playwright and two of his plays, Through the Dark Clouds Shining and From the Shannon to the Somme, are inspired by stories from his book on the First World War. Neil is also a member of the Reserve Defence Forces and his family have a long military tradition stretching back over 150 years. His great-grandfather's experiences in the trenches inspired this collection of Irish veterans' stories.