Books

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Passing Through: The 82nd Airborne Division in Northern Ireland 1943-44

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31st March 2020

John P McCann's 'Passing Through', tells the story of the United States Army 82nd Airborne Division in Northern Ireland and beyond during World War Two.

Pardon Me Boy: The Americans in Ulster 1942-45

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30th March 2020

Pardon Me Boy: The Americans in Ulster 1942-45 captures the spirit of wartime Northern Ireland when up to 120,000 American servicemen were based in Ulster.

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Northern Ireland in the Second World War

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27th March 2020

'Northern Ireland in the Second World War' is a 1995 work by Brian Barton exploring the politics, industry, and day-to-day life in wartime Northern Ireland.

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Culture, Northern Ireland, and the Second World War

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26th March 2020

Life in Northern Ireland changed dramatically during and after World War Two. Guy Woodward examines the impact on culture, art, and literature from 1939.

Life-line to Freedom: Ulster in the Second World War

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25th March 2020

This book provides an overview of Ulster during the Second World War from 1939-1945 when Northern Ireland provided the Allies with a life-line to freedom.

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My Time in the War: An Irishwoman’s Diary

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24th March 2020

'My Time In The War: An Irishwoman's Diary' by Romie Lambkin offers an interesting female perspective on life in Northern Ireland in the Second World War.

The Rifles Are There

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23rd March 2020

'The Rifles Are There' by David Orr and David Truesdale follows 1st and 2nd Battalion Royal Ulster Rifles throughout Europe during the Second World War.

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The Sinking of the Kenbane Head

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5th November 2019

S.S. Kenbane Head went down off Greenland on 5th November 1940. This book by Belfast-born Sam McAughtry is a tribute to his brother who perished on board.

Faraway Home

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31st July 2019

Marilyn Taylor's debut historical fiction novel 'Faraway Home' tells the story of young Kindertransport refugees sent to a farm in Millisle, Co. Down.