Dark Times, Decent Men: Stories of Irishmen in World War II

by Neil Richardson

Book Overview

At least 130,000 Irish - from north and south of the border - served during the Second World War. Seven thousand never returned. They fought as soldiers in Europe, North Africa and the Far East, as sailors in U-boat infested seas, and as airmen in the dangerous skies. Once again, the politics of home disappeared on the battlefields as Irishmen from different religious and political backgrounds struggled and died side by side.

In this poignant...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1847172970
• ISBN13: 9781847172976
• Release Date: December 2012
• Publisher: O'Brien Press
• Length: 352 Pages