The book is structured around a collection of letters written by a nineteen year old Irish officer in the 6th Royal Irish Regiment, 2nd Lieutenant Michael Wall from Carrick Hill, near Malahide in north Co. Dublin. Michael was educated by the Christian Brothers in Dublin and destined to study science at UCD before being seduced by the illusion of adventure through war. By contextualising and expanding the content of Wall's letters and setting them within the entrenched battle zone of the Messines Ridge, Burke offers a unique insight into the trench life this young Irish man experienced, his disillusionment with war and his desire to get home. Burke also presents an account of the origin, preparations and successful execution of the battle to take Wijtschate on 7 June 1917 in which the 16th (Irish) and 36th (Ulster) Divisions played a pivotal role. In conclusion Burke offers an insight into the contentious subject of remembrance of the First World War in Ireland in the late 1920s

• We started tracking this book on December 27, 2019.
• This book was £4.79 when we started tracking it.
• The price of this book has changed 11 times in the past 1,581 days.
• The current price of this book is £3.19 last checked one day ago.
• This book is at its lowest price in the past year.
• The lowest price to date was £2.84 last reached on February 28, 2022.
• This book has been £2.84 one time since we started tracking it.
• The highest price to date was £4.79 last reached on March 18, 2020.
• This book has been £4.79 2 times since we started tracking it.

• HistoryEurope

• Text-to-Speech: Enabled
• Lending: Disabled
• Print Length: 278 Pages
• File Size: 9,077 KB