Dirty Shirt
The story of an Irish regiment caught in the trenches of the Western Front in the Great War.
“… a fascinating tale – fun, fast and furious” – Irish Examiner
"... a distinguished first novel ... written so well that the military historical instruction it affords is a pleasure to absorb." – The Irish Sword
“Ware has an unerring eye for detail, telling his story not from the point of view of strategy and troop movements, but compassionately and humanely from that of the soldier right there in the trench." – Historical Novel Society
Blurb
When unassuming American tourist Daniel Wyndham arrived in Tralee, he was searching for whatever strain of Irish mysticism inspired W.B. Yeats and Lady Gregory.
But instead of a Celtic Twilight he found the hard-drinking redcoats of the Royal Munster Fusiliers – the Dirty Shirts.
Ireland was on the brink of civil war, Europe was on the brink of World War One, and Wyndham was about to find out what the heroes and fighting men of Irish legend looked like in the twentieth century.
John Ware lectures in history at University College Cork.
“A touching, well-told story brimming with a sense of reality.”
“This is a meticulously researched, carefully structured and beautifully written book.”
Published: November 2020
Paperback: 512 pages
ISBN-13: 978-1913825041
Dimensions: 12.7 x 3.25 x 20.32 cm
