'Home Away From Home: The Yanks in Ireland' is a comprehensive piece of research and writing from Mary Pat Kelly. It charts the arrival and departure of the United States Army, Air Force, and Navy in Ulster between 1942 and 1944.
The first of the US Army troops arrived in January 1942 and changed life forever in some areas of Northern Ireland. Special relationships formed between the “Yanks” and the locals. Many of those who survived the war returned to the United States of America with fond memories of their time in Ireland. With contributions from ex-service personnel, local residents, musician Phil Coulter, and renowned journalist Walter Kronkite, this work paints a nostalgic picture of life in Ulster when tens of thousands of Americans called it their home away from home.