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23 Years In The Irish Guards

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Author : Philip Anthony McDonnell
language : en
Publisher: Grosvenor House Publishing
Release Date : 2024-04-11

23 Years In The Irish Guards written by Philip Anthony McDonnell and has been published by Grosvenor House Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-04-11 with Biography & Autobiography categories.

Having signed on the dotted line to be an Irish guardsman not fully understanding all that Queen and country, and other territories stuff, that after six weeks on my own help only by others, I slept beside in the gutter since leaving Ireland to see the world. Finding no work, food and shelter I was on my knees and making this last day as a homeless orphan in Liverpool to ask at the port about working my passage home to Dublin when I saw a window display asking for men to join the Irish guards that foxed my mind as to who or what Irish guards are. It was recruiter Sgt George Smylie Liverpool office kind offer of a cup of tea and biscuit and warm manner that close the deal making my dream to see the world happen.

Up The Micks

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Author : James Wilson
language : en
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Release Date : 2016-02-29

Up The Micks written by James Wilson and has been published by Pen and Sword this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-02-29 with History categories.

The unique history of The Micks – the Irish Guards – is chronicled in over 1000 images, starting with their formation in 1900 and taking the reader through to the recent war in Afghanistan. It is the story of a remarkable family regiment that continues to enhance the values, standards and reputation of the British infantry in an ever-changing world. The two world wars are covered in detail with dramatic pictures. The First World War – the brick stacks at Cuinchy under fire, where O’Leary won his VC – and the Second World War – the inferno of the transport ship Chobry off the coast of Norway and the first ever German King Tiger tank seen in action brought to a halt by the Irish Guards without firing a shot. More recently, the Micks were involved in internal security duties in Palestine, Cyprus, Malaya, Aden, Northern Ireland and the Balkans. They led the way into Iraq in the Second Gulf War and shed blood in Afghanistan. The book shows the development of regimental soldiering from the rigidity of the Victorian era, through the horrors of the trenches to armoured warfare in Europe and light infantry soldiering worldwide – all the time upholding the finest traditions of the Foot Guards. In an army that prides itself on the strength of the regimental system, the Irish Guards have created a distinctive and enduring ethos of their own. This is not just a cold regimental history but has been compiled to show the Micks’ ability to find humour even in the most adverse conditions while demonstrating excellence at both operational and ceremonial soldiering. It also contains, in an extensive set of appendices, a remarkable record of facts about the regiment – the people, places and events in the history of the Irish Guards – which will serve as an invaluable source of information for future generations.

Irish Guards In The Great War

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Author : Rudyard Kipling
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2014-02

Irish Guards In The Great War written by Rudyard Kipling and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-02 with History categories.

The Irish Guards were raised in April 1900 under the authority of Army Order 77 of that month, which stated: 'Her Majesty the Queen, having deemed it desirable to commemorate the bravery shown by the Irish regiments in the recent operations in South Africa, has been graciously pleased to command that an Irish regiment of Foot Guards be formed. This regiment will be designated - "The Irish Guards."' As the Fourth Regiment of Foot Guards, the regiment has the buttons on the tunic in two groups of four, and the plume on the bearskin cap is blue, worn on the right. The regimental march is 'St Patrick's Day' and the slow march 'Let Erin Remember.' When war broke out in August 1914 the 1st Battalion (there was only one battalion, then) was in Wellington Barracks (London), one of the four guards battalions that made up the 4th (Guards) Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division. The battalion landed in France on 13 August 1914. In July 1915 Kitchener obtained the permission of the King to form a Guards Division, an idea he had not shared with the War Cabinet nor with the C in C in France. As there were only ten battalions of Guards at the time, including the recently (February 1915) formed Welsh Guards, he gave orders for another Grenadier and Irish Guards battalion to be raised to make up the required twelve battalions; a fourth Coldstream battalion was also formed as the divisional Pioneer battalion. Thus, on 18 July 1915 the 2nd Battalion Irish Guards came into existence, formed from the 2nd Reserve Battalion which itself had been created in August 1914. The author has followed the same pattern with both 1st & 2nd Battalions, concentrating on the events that affected the battalions and making use of official and private records, diaries and personal interviews with officers and men of the battalions. The book teems with Kipling's characteristic powers of description, his meticulous eye for detail and his empathy with fighting men at their last extremity as he narrates the Guards' progress from Mons to the Armistice via the fighting at La Bassee, Loos, Laventie, Ypres, the Somme, Gouzeaucourt and Arras.

Irish Guards In The Great War

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Author : RUDYARD. KIPLING
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2018

Irish Guards In The Great War written by RUDYARD. KIPLING and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018 with categories.

The Irish Guards The First The Second Battalion In The Great War Complete Edition

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Author : Rudyard Kipling
language : en
Publisher: Good Press
Release Date : 2023-11-20

The Irish Guards The First The Second Battalion In The Great War Complete Edition written by Rudyard Kipling and has been published by Good Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-11-20 with History categories.

This carefully edited collection has been designed and formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. Excerpt: "These volumes try to give soberly and with what truth is possible, the experiences of both battalions of the Irish Guards from 1914 to 1918. The point of view is the battalions', and the facts mainly follow the Regimental Diaries, supplemented by the few private letters and documents which such a war made possible, and by some tales that have gathered round men and their actions." Joseph Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936) was an English short-story writer, poet, and novelist. He wrote tales and poems of British soldiers in India and stories for children. He is regarded as a major innovator in the art of the short story; his children's books are classics of children's literature; and one critic described his work as exhibiting "a versatile and luminous narrative gift".

The Irish Guards In The Great War

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Author : Rudyard Kipling
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1923

The Irish Guards In The Great War written by Rudyard Kipling and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1923 with World War, 1914-1918 categories.

The Irish Guards In The Great War

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Author : Rudyard Kipling
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2007-01

The Irish Guards in the Great War - The 2nd Battalion of the Irish Guards - The entire First World War History. This, the second volume of Rudyard Kipling's history of the Irish Guards in the First World War, focuses attention on the activities of the Second Battalion and its total war service. This junior battalion first saw action in 1915 and it is in the first pages of the book that we read of the death of Kipling's son John. The battles of the Western Front are described in detail from the battalion's perspective and there is much within the narrative to remind us that this is the work of a master writer. This volume contains a comprehensive honour roll of the men of both 1st and 2nd Battalions and the Reserve Battalion of the Irish Guards who were killed in action or died of wounds or disease during the war; also included is a full list of those decorated - making this book an invaluable resource for genealogists.

The Micks

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Author : Peter Verney
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1970

The Micks written by Peter Verney and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1970 with History categories.

The Irish Guards In The Great War Vol 1 2 Complete Edition

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Author : Rudyard Kipling
language : en
Publisher: Good Press
Release Date : 2023-11-28

The Irish Guards In The Great War Vol 1 2 Complete Edition written by Rudyard Kipling and has been published by Good Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-11-28 with History categories.

Good Press presents to you this carefully created volume of "THE IRISH GUARDS IN THE GREAT WAR (Vol. 1&2 - Complete Edition)". This ebook has been designed and formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. Excerpt: "These volumes try to give soberly and with what truth is possible, the experiences of both battalions of the Irish Guards from 1914 to 1918. The point of view is the battalions', and the facts mainly follow the Regimental Diaries, supplemented by the few private letters and documents which such a war made possible, and by some tales that have gathered round men and their actions." Joseph Rudyard Kipling (1865–1936) was an English short-story writer, poet, and novelist. He wrote tales and poems of British soldiers in India and stories for children. He is regarded as a major innovator in the art of the short story; his children's books are classics of children's literature; and one critic described his work as exhibiting "a versatile and luminous narrative gift".

The Irish Guards In The Great War

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Author : Rudyard Kipling
language : en
Publisher: Spellmount, Limited Publishers
Release Date : 1997

The Irish Guards In The Great War written by Rudyard Kipling and has been published by Spellmount, Limited Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997 with History categories.

A regimental history and official account of the Irish Guards in the First World War, written by Rudyard Kipling in honour of his son, John, who served in the Irish Guards and was killed in his first action at the battle of Loos.This book also contains a listing of the battle rolls of honour and casualty lists of all officers and men who served with the First and Second Battalion.

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