Belfast Boys
Subtitle: how Unionists and Nationalists fought and died together in the First World War
By: Richard S. Grayson
Publisher: Continuum
Published: 2009
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 254
ISBN-13: 9781847250087
Subjects: Campaigns; World War, 1914-1918; Great Britain. Army. Division, 16th; Great Britain; Irish Participation; Great Britain. Army. Division, 36th; Soldiers; Regimental histories; History
Description: "This is the story of men from either side of West Belfast's sectarian divide during the Great War.  This dramatic book tells the story of the volunteers of the 36th and 16th divisions on the Somme and side-by-side at Messines.  Richard S. Grayson also brings in forgotten West Belfast men from throughout the armed forces, from the retreat at Mons to the defeat of Germany and life post-war, including some who became members of the IRA.  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" -- Book jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [203]-239) and index.
Table of contents: title: Civil war?; title: Volunteers and reserves; title: The British Expeditionary Force, 1914-15; title: The nature of war; title: Gallipoli and the Eastern front; title: Arrivals and executions; title: The Ulster Division on the Somme; title: The other Somme; title: On and on; title: Messines; title: Mud; title: Retreat; title: Victory; title: Peace and partition; title: Rememberance.