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This is the story of men from either side of West Belfast's sectarian divide during the Great War. Richard S. Grayson follows the volunteers of the 36th and 16th divisions who fought on the Somme and side-by-side at Messines, recovering the forgotten West Belfast men throughout the armed forces, from the retreat at Mons to the defeat of Germany and life post-war. In so doing, he tells a new story which challenges popular perceptions of the war and explains why remembrance remains so controversial in Belfast today.
The No 1 Bestseller! 'A triumph' Nicola Tallant, Sunday World Crime World podcast 'An incredible catalogue of mayhem ... amazing' Pat Kenny, Newstalk 'Riveting' Irish Times Meet the Wilsons - the deadliest family in crime Brothers Eric, Keith and John Wilson, their cousin Alan, and nephew Luke shared a trade - assassination. Working for Ireland's criminal gangs they brought bloodshed and chaos to the streets. The Wilsons were not choosy about their targets. Hutches, Real IRA chiefs or random opponents from pub rows - they were all the same to them. Nor were they picky about motives - as long as the price was right, they asked no questions. The Hitmen is the shocking story of how a family cor...
The most traumatic time in Anglo/Irish history is brought to the page in the dynamic new novel In Those Blighted Fields. Set in 1840s Tipperary, Dublin and London, the story spans the period from Robert Peel's suppression of Daniel O'Connell's Repeal Campaign, to the onset of the great potato blight - the 'Irish Holocaust' - whose consequences resonate to this day. Against a background of violent resistance to oppression, Moya O'Shea - leaseholder's daughter and descendant of kings - marries 'across the line', yet stays true to her heritage. Then famine strikes the land.
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