In the Ranks of Death: The Irish in the Second World War

by Richard Doherty

Book Overview

When war broke out in 1939 over 20,000 Irishmen were serving in the Royal Navy, Army and Royal Air Force with the greatest proportion in the Army. During the war this rose to over 120,000, suggesting that about 100,000 enlisted during the war. Nine earned the Victoria Cross; three members of the Royal Navy, including a Fleet Air Arm pilot, four soldiers, including a member of the Australian forces, and two RAF pilots.

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1844159663
• ISBN13: 9781844159666
• Release Date: June 2010
• Publisher: Pen & Sword Military
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.1" x 9.2"