zijde26 Posted 27 December , 2004 Share Posted 27 December , 2004 Some days ago, I got (Christmas present) the following book (dutch language): ' Iers Niemandsland ', written by Marcel Stuivenga It deals with the presence of Irish soldiers in the British Army. Has anybody been reading this book ? Regards, Gilbert Deraedt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desmond7 Posted 27 December , 2004 Share Posted 27 December , 2004 Never heard of it. Can you translate any of the description/back cover blurb for us? Des Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Half-pint Posted 27 December , 2004 Share Posted 27 December , 2004 Hi, Gilbert: What period does the book address: the Great War? later? earlier? Hope your holidays are happy, Alison Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zijde26 Posted 28 December , 2004 Author Share Posted 28 December , 2004 To Des Emails off-line will certainly be answered. To Alison. The book mainly deals with the first war period. The first chapter only gives a survey of the political situation in Ireland. Later on, the 'why' of the Irish monument in Messines becomes clear. Gilbert Deraedt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Half-pint Posted 29 December , 2004 Share Posted 29 December , 2004 Thanks, Gilbert. ac Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ciaran Byrne Posted 29 December , 2004 Share Posted 29 December , 2004 There are a couple of great books out there that deal with Irishmen in the British Army. The best one out of the lot has to be "Theres a Devil in the Drum" which deals with an Irishman who worked his way up through the ranks. A really good book which I have read three times. Heartily recommended. Another good one is "The IRish Regiments" by Harris. Give a good overview of all the Irish regiments from there formation with some excellant photos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BatterySergeantMajor Posted 8 January , 2005 Share Posted 8 January , 2005 There are a couple of great books out there that deal with Irishmen in the British Army. The best one out of the lot has to be "Theres a Devil in the Drum" which deals with an Irishman who worked his way up through the ranks. A really good book which I have read three times. Heartily recommended. Another good one is "The IRish Regiments" by Harris. Give a good overview of all the Irish regiments from there formation with some excellant photos. The best book for the 16th Irish Division is certainly Terence Denman's "Ireland's unknown soldiers- history of the 16th Irish Division". It was published in 1991 or '92 by Irish Academic Press, and was the first divisional history on the 16th ever. Most later works refer to this book (if they are honest enough). Great research work and without a bias. Erwin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larneman Posted 8 January , 2005 Share Posted 8 January , 2005 ' Iers Niemandsland ', written by Marcel Stuivenga Hi Gilbert, Have you got an ISBN number, publisher, date of publication, so that I can get my local dutch shop to get for me. greetings from Hoogwoud, Liam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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