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Heroic option : the Irish in the British army /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bowen, Jean, 1922-
Other Authors: Bowen, Desmond
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Barnsley, England : Pen & Sword Military, 2005.
Subjects:
Great Britain. > Army > Irish regiments > History.
South African War, 1899-1902 > Regimental histories > Great Britain.
South African War, 1899-1902 > Regimental histories > Ireland.
Table of Contents:
  • Ireland's warrior people
  • The wars with France in North America & India, 1702-1803
  • The Irish in the Peninsular War, North America and Waterloo
  • The Irish, the British Army and the early Victorians in India
  • The Irish in the Crimea
  • The Irish and India from mid-nineteenth century
  • The Irish and late nineteenth century colonial wars
  • The Irish in the Second Anglo-Boer War
  • The Irish in the Great War 1914-15
  • The Irish in the Great War, 1916-1918.