Download or read book The Irish on the Somme written by Michael MacDonagh and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2019-12-03 with total page 159 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Irish on the Somme: Being a Second Series of 'The Irish at the Front'" by Michael MacDonagh is a poignant account of the Irish soldiers' experiences during World War I. MacDonagh's vivid and compassionate storytelling honors the bravery and sacrifices of these men who fought in the harrowing battles of the Somme. This second series builds on the first, delving deeper into the Irish contribution to the war effort, offering a compelling and heartfelt tribute to those who served their country with courage and determination.
Download or read book The Irish on the Somme Being the Second Series of the Irish at the Front Volume 2 written by Michael MacDonagh and published by Theclassics.Us. This book was released on 2013-09 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1917 edition. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER VII THE WEARING OF RELIGIOUS EMBLEMS AT THE FRONT SPREAD OF THE EXAMPLE SET BY IRISH SOLDIERS "Nearly every man out here is wearing some sort of Catholic medallion or a rosary that has been given him, and he would rather part with his day's rations or his last cigarette than part with his sacred talisman."--Extract from a letter writtwt from the Front by a non-Catholic private in the Hussars. The wearing of religious emblems by soldiers of the British Army is much talked of by doctors and nurses in military hospitals in France and at home. When wounded soldiers are undressed--be they nonCatholic or Catholic--the discovery is frequently made of medals or scapulars worn around their necks, or sacred badges stitched inside their tunics. It is a psychological phenomenon of much interest for the light it throws upon human nature in the ordeal of war. It shows, too, how war is a time when supernatural signs and wonders are multiplied. Testimony to the value of these religious favours as safeguards against danger and stimulants to endurance and heroism was given in a most dramatic manner by Corporal Holmes, V.C., of the King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry, who also holds the highest French decoration, the Medaille Militaire. He visited the Catholic schools at Leeds. All the 84 girls and boys were assembled to see him. One of the nuns told the children how Corporal Holmes won his honours during the retreat from Mons. He carried a disabled comrade out of danger, struggling on with his helpless human burden for three miles under heavy fire. Then taking the place of the driver, who was wounded, he brought a big gun, with terrorstricken horses, out of action, through lines of German infantry and barbed wire entanglements. At the crossing of...
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