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.
Loughgall Manor House, Loughgall, Co. Armagh
Loughgall Manor Park, Loughgall, Co. Armagh
Loughgall Manor House lies in parkland in the Co. Armagh village. Now an Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute, it once provided a training ground for troops.
Murder cases involving the United States Military in Northern Ireland
Murder cases involving the US Army took place in Northern Ireland from 1942 - 1944. A total of 7 incidents resulted in the deaths of soldiers and civilians.
'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.
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.
Passing Through: The 82nd Airborne Division in Northern Ireland 1943-44
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.
Relations and racial tensions in wartime Northern Ireland
Throughout the Second World War, Northern Ireland welcomed United States Army soldiers regardless of race. There was no colour bar in Ulster.
Stramore Farm, Gilford, Co. Down
Gilford, Co. Down
In 1943, an Advance Detachment of African American GIs of 6th Cavalry arrived at Stramore Farm, Gilford, Co. Down taking over the former British REME base.
The first and last rounds of B Battery, 151st Field Artillery Battalion
On 21st February 1942, B Battery, 151st Field Artillery Battalion, 34th Infantry Division fired the first American shells in Europe during the Second World War.
