Orr, Philip. The Road to the Somme. Men of hte Ulster Division Tell Their Story. Belfast, The Blackstaff Press, 1987. 18 cm x 24 cm. VIII, 248 pages. Original Softcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear.

Includes for example the following essays: The Ulster Volunteer 1911-14 / The Ulster Division: formation and training 1914-15 / The Ulster Division in France 1915-16 / The Somme June-July 1916 etc.

The Ulster volunteers began by organizing against the British during the Home Rule Crisis and finished by fighting and dying as British soldiers at the Somme. Their tragic story has since become a core theme in Ulster Protestant tradition and mythology. For this radically new and unsentimental account, Orr interviewed veterans of the Somme. Their eloquent voices, and those of friends and families, expose the reality of that bloody summer of 1916 and its devastating impact on a tight-knit community. (Amazon).

• Keywords: History · Military · Naval & Military History · World War 1
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0856403903
• Inventory Number: 71158AB

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