An Cosantóir

www.military.ie the defence forces magazine | 35 Author: Phil Tomkins Publisher: P.H. Tomkins (June 2015) sold By: Amazon Digital Services, Inc. AsiN: B00YPU4QY2 Price: €3.08 Pages: 51 The 10th Irish Division was formed in Ireland on the 21st August 1914 as part of Kitcheners New Army. It was the first Irish Division in the British Army comprising of regiments that included, the Connaught Rangers, The Royal Dublin Fusiliers, the Inniskilling Fusiliers, the Leinster Regiment, the Royal Munster Fusiliers, the 5th Royal Irish Regiment and the 6th Royal Irish Rifles. After a year of training, the Division received orders to prepare for active service overseas, their destination: the Gallipoli peninsula. The men of the 10th Irish Division were to find themselves embroiled in one of the bloodiest campaigns of the Great War. The Division were ordered to capture the peninsula, open the Dardenelles Straits and relieve pressure on the British and Anzac troops that were pinned down on the beach head. The book covers the Divisions deployment in Gallipoli, Salonika-Macedonia and Palestine with the author mentioning various actions such as the landings by the Royal Dublin Fusiliers on "V" beach where they suffered 70% casualties. They received 6 Victoria crosses for this valiant action. Author Phil Tomkins has written a detailed, yet condensed account of the history of the 10th Division during the Great War that acts as an excellent introduction to the subject. Po'b the 10th (irish) DiVisioN: the GreAt wAr CoNtrACt to kill (the NAthAN mCBriDe series #5) the iDeAl GUArD Author: Andrew Peterson Publisher: Thomas & Mercer (August 2015) AsiN: B00TEFTAA8 Price: €5.40 Pages: 376 Witnessing his boss calmly committing a double execution style murder leads security guard Toby Haynes down a road he will never return from. Toby's brutal interrogation and death sets in motion a series of events that lead Nathan and Harvey into a cat and mouse chase through the streets of San Diego against members of a private military contractor (PCM). on their first encounter a full-blown shootout takes place in a highly occupied shopping strip against these highly skilled and experienced ex-military operators. These veterans are working for a PCM who are now highly placed in a top US government campaign against weapons and drugs on the US-Mexican border against the main cartels. Ex CIA Spec-ops veteran Nathan McBride is called into action once more, along with partner Harvey Fontana and an FBI agent as backup, our trio go on an all out attack to stop this out of control PCM element before they bring the largest undercover operation in years down around Senator Stone McBride's feet – before they can get their conviction, and putting the undercover operatives in danger. Another hard to put down read from Andrew Peterson, in this great full-on non-stop action series. www.andrewpeterson.com Wf Author: Cyril Meehan - http://theidealguard.com Publisher: Covie Publications (January 2015) isBN: 9780993229701 Price: €12.99 Pages: 168 Author Cyril Meehan in his first book, hits the mark with a funny and humorous account of his 30- year career in An Gardaí Síochána. The style of the book is concise and very witty, covering over 70 different stories - from a person who turned up to his own funeral, raids on sex shops, bootleg poteen stills and lots more. The humour and bizarre outcomes are at the expense of criminals, judges, colleagues, general public and animals – no one is spared, even the author is humiliated and laughed at. This book is not meant to dismiss the seriousness of policing in Ireland and of the responsibility members of An Gardaí Síochána have, yet amidst the trials and tribulations of police work - humour often blossoms. Cyril Meehan a native of Westport, Co Mayo served in An Gardaí Síochána for 30-years, where he followed in the footsteps of his father, uncle and grandfather. He worked in many parts of Ireland and retired in 2013 as a Detective Sergeant. Before joining An Gardaí Síochána Cyril was also a Sergeant in the An Fórsa Cosanta Áitiúil (FCA) the predecessor to the Reserve Defence Force, where he won prizes for best recruit, best potential NCo and was one of the youngest Sergeants back in the day. His son is currently serving in the Defence Forces. SS

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