IRELANDS FORGOTTEN LEGACY In 1914-1918 two hundred thousand Irishmen from all religions & backgrounds went to war. At least thirty-five thousand never came home. Those that did were scarred for the rest of their lives. Many of these survivors found themselves abandoned & ostracised by their countrymen their voices seldom heard. The book
Includes:: * The Irish soldier firing the first shot * The first Victoria Cross * Leading the way at Gallipoli & the Somme * North & South fighting side by side at Messines Ridge * Irelands flying aces * Brothers-in-arms -- heart-rending stories of family sacrifice * The lucky escapes of some; the tragic end of others * The homecoming -- why there was no heros welcome