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Overviewe eclectic scientist and inventor Prof. John Joly from Co. Offaly who, at fifty-eight, helped to defend Trinity College Dublin throughout the Rising. Many enlisted to fight for Irish Home Rule or Ulster Unionism, to find adventure or escape from poverty. None imagined they would find themselves on the streets of Dublin, killing - and being killed by - fellow Irishmen. Forty-one Irishmen in the British army died in action during the Rising, 106 were wounded. These men became a forgotten part of their country's history. * Also available: 'Blackpool to the Front: A Cork Suburb and Ireland's Great War 1914-1918' by Mark Cronin and 'When the Clock Struck in 1916: Close-Quarter Combat in the Easter Rising' by Derek Molyneux & Darren Kelly Full Product DetailsAuthor: Neil RichardsonPublisher: Gill Imprint: The Collins Press Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.70cm , Length: 23.40cm Weight: 0.839kg ISBN: 9781848892149ISBN 10: 1848892144 Pages: 432 Publication Date: 21 September 2015 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviews'Best book ever written about the Rising.' The Sunday Times 'Best book ever written about the Rising.' * The Sunday Times * Author InformationAuthor Website: http://imwm.ie/tag/neil-richardson/Neil Richardson, from Dublin, lives in Westmeath. His first book, A Coward If I Return, A Hero If I Fall: Stories of Irishmen in WWI, won the Argosy Irish Non-Fiction Book of the Year award in 2010, and was followed by Dark Times, Decent Men: Stories of Irishmen in WWII (2012). He lectures on military topics in Ireland and abroad and features on national radio and television. Neil is in the Reserve Defence Forces and his family has a military tradition stretching over 150 years. Tab Content 6Author Website: http://imwm.ie/tag/neil-richardson/Countries AvailableAll regions |