An Cosantóir

www.military.ie the defence forces magazine | 37 Author: Steven Moore Publisher: Colourpoint (August 2016) http:// colourpointbooks.co.uk ISBN: 9780954971519 Pages: 256 PB Price: €18.50 The Decade of Centenaries has heralded shelf upon shelf of publications to coincide with the seismic events that have shaped our history. Arguably, it is only occasional that years of dedicated research, prompted by such obvious personal interest, is ever reflected so succinctly in a universally accessible style as accomplished by Steven Moore in his book 'The Irish on the Somme - A Battlefield Guide to the Irish Regiments in the Great War and the Monuments to their Memory'. Over 1/4 million Irish went off to war between 1914 - 1918 and this book provides a wealth of valuable information about the full spectrum of service and sacrifice of the Irish divisions, regiments and individual soldiers (in all regiments of the Commonwealth Forces) across the Western Front (and not only the Somme as the title suggests). This book will certainly become a seminal source for the research student but it's greatest appeal will be as well thumbed reference for visitors to the battlefields, cemeteries and memorials from Mons to the Marne. For the avid military historian and the curious student alike, it is evident from first page to last that Steven Moore appreciates the varying depths of detail required by the different enthusiasts at any particular time. No collection of First World War references will be complete without 'The Irish on the Somme' and for the relative newcomer to the subject this book may probably be the only book initially needed to provide the comprehensive understanding of the Irish story across the Western Front. DF the iriSh on the SoMMe: A battlefield guide to the Irish regiments in the Great War and the monuments to their memory Contibutors: Miriam Nyhan Grey (editor) Prof J. J. Lee (foreword) Publisher: UCD Press October 2016 www.ucdpress.ie ISBN: 9781910820131 Pages: 400 HB Price: €36.00 Renowned historian Professor J.J. Lee has observed 'No America, no New York, no Easter Rising. Simple as that.' The year of 2016 has been for many people an extraordinary busy time, commemorating and reflecting on what took place a hundred years ago, during the Easter rising of 1916, especially in our capital Dublin. The events and the many stories recalled or written about, one such story untold: is about the role that the United States of America played in the Easter Rising. At that time war was raging across Europe, and a rebellion taking place in Ireland, that eventually lead to an Irish free state separate from Britain. In his forward J.J. Lee observes the Easter Rising from a transatlantic position, along with the twenty-four scholars, each with their separate chapter, who offer the reader the fruits of their combined, knowledge and interest in the actual people and events leading up to the 'Easter Rising' of 1916. In Miriam Nyhan Grey's introduction she recalls to the reader a paragraph that was written on the subject of 'Nationalism' by Timothy Meagher, distinguished scholar of Irish America. Nationalism – the commitment to restore some political autonomy to the old country was an essential part of Irish American life almost from birth of the American Republic. From the United Irish Exiles in the 1790s and early 1800s to the Repeal movement in the early 1840s to the Fenians of the 1860s, the Land Leaguers and the Home Rulers in the 1880s to the Friends of Irish Freedom and members of the American Association for the Recognition of the Irish…. and….Clan na Gael…. Irish Americans have invested considerable resources of time and money into freeing the old country. All readers seeking an in depth knowledge and as a reference book, with regard to America and the Easter Rising 1916, this volume is recommended reading. For further information contact: www.ucdpress@ucd.ie SS ireLand'S aLLieS America and the 1916 Easter Rising Author: Henry Brown Publisher: Virtual Pulp Press (July 2014) ISBN: 978-1456598983 Pages: 262 Price: €2.80 eBook / €12.00 PB Henry Brown's self-published Hell and Gone action adventure thriller is a real gem in a treasure trove that is Amazon books. Henry goes for all action with his 'Dirty Dozen' like squad sent on a daring mission in Sudan, with a final battle that reminded me of Black Hawk Down. This mixture of Special Operators from all services within the US Military is put together by the CIA. This band of brothers is led by retired SEAL team leader 'Rocco' Cavarra, who has never met his team, only what he's read in their dossiers. Their mission, to capture a nuclear bomb that is hidden with a heavily fortified terrorist training camp in the desert in northern Sudan, which breeds suicidal martyrs. The bomb's intended target is a middle eastern country, who is ready to strike before it leaves Sudan. Two Mossad agents have been sent on a parallel mission to intercept the bomb. There is also a civil war going on within this African landscape. The ending of the book is explosive, you are in the thick of it. The sequel to Hell and Gone is out now Tier Zero (2013). WF heLL and Gone (The Retreads Book 1)

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