Heroic Option: The Irish in the British Army

by Desmond Bowen

It is a curious paradox that, while for many centuries there has been deep antagonism between the British and the Irish, the latter have fought the former's wars with exemplary courage and tenacity. This has never been better demonstrated than when, as a result of the Irish regiments' superb service in the South African War (Boer War) at the end of the 19th Century, Queen Victoria ordered the formation of the Irish Guards in 1900 as a mark of the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1844151522
• ISBN13: 9781844151523
• Release Date: April 2005
• Publisher: Pen & Sword Military
• Length: 331 Pages
• Weight: 1.62 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.4" x 9.5"