The true story of a ‘remarkable photograph’

Sir,   —The photograph on the cover of a recently published book, The War for Ireland 1913–1923 (see also Bookworm), is credited inside thus: ‘This remarkable photograph, taken on 14 […]

G2. In defence of Ireland: Irish military intelligence 1918–1945

G2. In defence of Ireland: Irish military intelligence 1918–1945 Maurice Walsh (Collins Press, €16.99) ISBN 9781848890282   The secret world of the intelligence services is getting ever-increasing attention in a […]

Becoming American under fire: Irish Americans, African Americans, and the politics of citizenship during the Civil War era

Becoming American under fire: Irish Americans, African Americans, and the politics of citizenship during the Civil War era Christian G. Samito (Cornell University Press, $39.95) ISBN 9780801448461   Just as […]

Travellers’ accounts as source-materials for Irish historians

Travellers’ accounts as source-materials for Irish historians Maynooth Research Guides for Irish Local History C. J. Woods (Four Courts Press, €24.95) ISBN 9781846821325   Here’s Ireland! Be it rambles in […]

Martial power and Elizabethan political culture: military men in England and Ireland, 1558–1594

Martial power and Elizabethan political culture: military men in England and Ireland, 1558–1594 Rory Rapple (Cambridge University Press, £60) ISBN 9780521843539   An enduring symbol of Queen Elizabeth’s ‘Merry England’ […]