Irelands Invasion Of The World

Author : Miki Garcia
Publisher : The History Press
ISBN 13 : 0750963875
Total Pages : 165 pages
Book Rating : 4.79/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Ireland's Invasion of the World written by Miki Garcia and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2015-03-02 with total page 165 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For much of Ireland’s history her people have been emigrating and the Irish Diaspora today is estimated to be over 100 million people, fifteen times the current population of Ireland. For the most part they scattered not as colonizers but as migrants, they took their culture and identity with them and made a mark on their adopted county. They fought wars, formed societies, shaped cultures, created new identities and made history. This book looks at the Irish contribution to the history of all five continents, recalling unsung heroes, tragic tales and forgotten legacies.

Author : Clair Wills
Publisher : Harvard University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780674026827
Total Pages : 518 pages
Book Rating : 4.29/5 ( download)

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Download or read book That Neutral Island written by Clair Wills and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2007 with total page 518 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Where previous histories of Ireland in the war years have focused on high politics, That Neutral Island mines deeper layers of experience. Stories, letters, and diaries illuminate this small country as it suffered rationing, censorship, the threat of invasion, and a strange detachment from the war.

Author : Miki Garcia
Publisher : The History Press
ISBN 13 : 0750963875
Total Pages : 197 pages
Book Rating : 4.79/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Ireland's Invasion of the World written by Miki Garcia and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2015-03-02 with total page 197 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For much of Ireland's history her people have been emigrating and the Irish Diaspora today is estimated to be over 100 million people, many times larger than the current population of Ireland. For the most part they scattered not as colonizers but as migrants, they took their culture and identity with them and made a mark on their adopted county. They fought wars, formed societies, shaped cultures, created new identities and made history. This book looks at the Irish contribution to the story of all five continents, recalling unsung heroes, tragic tales and forgotten legacies.

Author : T. Ryle Dwyer
Publisher : Gill & Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 9780717146505
Total Pages : 448 pages
Book Rating : 4.02/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Behind the Green Curtain written by T. Ryle Dwyer and published by Gill & Macmillan. This book was released on 2010-09-03 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Behind the Green Curtain goes beyond any previous book in examining the myth of Irish wartime neutrality.

Author : Conor Kostick
Publisher : The O'Brien Press
ISBN 13 : 1847176070
Total Pages : 250 pages
Book Rating : 4.73/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Strongbow written by Conor Kostick and published by The O'Brien Press. This book was released on 2013-10-21 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The coming of the Normans to Ireland from 1169 is a pivotal moment in the country's history. It is a period full of bloodthirsty battles, both between armies and individuals. With colourful personalities and sharp political twists and turns, Strongbow's story is a fascinating one. Combining the writing style of an award-winning novelist with expert scholarship, historian Conor Kostick has written a powerful and absorbing account of the stormy affairs of an extraordinary era.

Author : Christopher Klein
Publisher : Anchor
ISBN 13 : 0525434011
Total Pages : 386 pages
Book Rating : 4.16/5 ( download)

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Download or read book When the Irish Invaded Canada written by Christopher Klein and published by Anchor. This book was released on 2020-02-18 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Christopher Klein's fresh telling of this story is an important landmark in both Irish and American history." —James M. McPherson Just over a year after Robert E. Lee relinquished his sword, a band of Union and Confederate veterans dusted off their guns. But these former foes had no intention of reigniting the Civil War. Instead, they fought side by side to undertake one of the most fantastical missions in military history: to seize the British province of Canada and to hold it hostage until the independence of Ireland was secured. By the time that these invasions--known collectively as the Fenian raids--began in 1866, Ireland had been Britain's unwilling colony for seven hundred years. Thousands of Civil War veterans who had fled to the United States rather than perish in the wake of the Great Hunger still considered themselves Irishmen first, Americans second. With the tacit support of the U.S. government and inspired by a previous generation of successful American revolutionaries, the group that carried out a series of five attacks on Canada--the Fenian Brotherhood--established a state in exile, planned prison breaks, weathered infighting, stockpiled weapons, and assassinated enemies. Defiantly, this motley group, including a one-armed war hero, an English spy infiltrating rebel forces, and a radical who staged his own funeral, managed to seize a piece of Canada--if only for three days. When the Irish Invaded Canada is the untold tale of a band of fiercely patriotic Irish Americans and their chapter in Ireland's centuries-long fight for independence. Inspiring, lively, and often undeniably comic, this is a story of fighting for what's right in the face of impossible odds.

Author : DK
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0593847598
Total Pages : 410 pages
Book Rating : 4.96/5 ( download)

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Download or read book History of Britain and Ireland written by DK and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2024-07-02 with total page 410 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From ancient bloody battles and colonial conquests to the Industrial Revolution and Beatlemania, this visual guide leads you through major moments in British and Irish history. Discover the pivotal political, military, and cultural events that shaped British and Irish history, from the Stone Age to the present day. Combining over 700 photographs, maps, and illustrations with accessible text, History of Britain and Ireland is an invaluable resource for anyone seeking to learn more about the British Isles. Spanning six distinct periods of English, Welsh, Scottish, and Irish history, the book tells you how Britain transformed with Norman rule, fought two World Wars in the 20th century, and finally came to terms with a new status in a fast-changing economy. This comprehensive volume places key figures – from Alfred the Great to Winston Churchill – and major events – from Caesar's invasion to the Battle of the Somme – in their wider context. This makes it easier than ever before to learn how certain charismatic leaders, political factions, and specific events influenced Britain and Ireland's development through the Age of Empires and into the modern era. Beautifully illustrated, History of Britain and Ireland is sure to delight history buffs of all ages.

Author : Geoffrey Keating
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 780 pages
Book Rating : 4.70/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The History of Ireland from the Earliest Period to the English Invasion written by Geoffrey Keating and published by . This book was released on 1857 with total page 780 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Thomas Cahill
Publisher : Anchor
ISBN 13 : 0307755134
Total Pages : 274 pages
Book Rating : 4.31/5 ( download)

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Download or read book How the Irish Saved Civilization written by Thomas Cahill and published by Anchor. This book was released on 2010-04-28 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A book in the best tradition of popular history—the untold story of Ireland's role in maintaining Western culture while the Dark Ages settled on Europe. • The perfect St. Patrick's Day gift! Every year millions of Americans celebrate St. Patrick's Day, but they may not be aware of how great an influence St. Patrick was on the subsequent history of civilization. Not only did he bring Christianity to Ireland, he instilled a sense of literacy and learning that would create the conditions that allowed Ireland to become "the isle of saints and scholars"—and thus preserve Western culture while Europe was being overrun by barbarians. In this entertaining and compelling narrative, Thomas Cahill tells the story of how Europe evolved from the classical age of Rome to the medieval era. Without Ireland, the transition could not have taken place. Not only did Irish monks and scribes maintain the very record of Western civilization -- copying manuscripts of Greek and Latin writers, both pagan and Christian, while libraries and learning on the continent were forever lost—they brought their uniquely Irish world-view to the task. As Cahill delightfully illustrates, so much of the liveliness we associate with medieval culture has its roots in Ireland. When the seeds of culture were replanted on the European continent, it was from Ireland that they were germinated. In the tradition of Barbara Tuchman's A Distant Mirror, How The Irish Saved Civilization reconstructs an era that few know about but which is central to understanding our past and our cultural heritage. But it conveys its knowledge with a winking wit that aptly captures the sensibility of the unsung Irish who relaunched civilization.

Author : Caroline Colvin
Publisher : Wentworth Press
ISBN 13 : 9781372474101
Total Pages : 78 pages
Book Rating : 4.02/5 ( download)

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Download or read book INVASION OF IRELAND written by Caroline Colvin and published by Wentworth Press. This book was released on 2016-08-28 with total page 78 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.