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2014.
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| Summary/Abstract |
The memory of the war in the British Isles - and Ireland in particular - has been inevitably coloured by political agendas, and the Irish contribution has largely been forgotten. During the First World War, around 35,000 Irishmen - hailing from both the north and south of the island - gave their lives fighting for the British Empire, of which Ireland was then a part. Many tens of thousands more served in Britain's armed forces in theatres around the globe, and especially on the Western Front. Yet this contribution has only recently been recognised by the general pubilc in Ireland; and is largely overlooked by those in Britain. Catriona Pennell explores how tempestuous relationships and political division throughout the twentieth century have coloured the memory of the war within the British Isles.
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