A coward if I return, a hero if I fall : stories of Irishmen in World War I /

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 le...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Richardson, Neil David (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Dublin : O'Brien Press, 2020.
Edition:	Updated edition.
Subjects:	World War, 1914-1918 > Participation, Irish. World War, 1914-1918 > Personal narratives, Irish.

Table of Contents:

Baptism of Fire
The Somme and 1916
Messines Ridge and the Holy Land
The Spring Offensive
Ireland's Flying Aces
Boy Soldiers
Brothers-In-Arms
Against all Odds
The War to End all Wars
Homecoming
Bibliography and Further Reading
Service Records
War Diaries
Interviews.