Belfast Boys
How Unionists and Nationalists Fought and Died Together in the First World War
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8074906 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Richard S Grayson (0000-0002-9693-2712, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2009 |
| Pages | 254 |
| Publication date | 2009-10-20 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | BOOK |
| Venue | Belfast boys (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Goldsmiths University of London (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| OpenAlex | W2097177238 |
| Open Library | OL30503901M |
| ISBN | 9781441105196 |
| Language | EN |
This is the story of men from either side of West Belfast's sectarian divide during the Great War. Richard S. Grayson follows the volunteers of the 36th and 16th divisions who fought on the Somme and side-by-side at Messines, recovering the forgotten West Belfast men throughout the armed forces, from the retreat at Mons to the defeat of Germany and life post-war. In so doing, he tells a new story which challenges popular perceptions of the war and explains why remembrance remains so controversial in Belfast today
Ancient history · Archaeology · First world war · Spanish Civil War · World War II · History · Irish and British Studies · 1914-1918 · 20th century · Army · Belfast · Campaigns · Great britain · Great Britain. Army. Division, 16th · Great Britain. Army. Division, 36th · ireland · Irish Participation · northern ireland · Regimental histories · Soldiers · Western Front · World War · World war, campaigns · World war, regimental histories
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |