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Tag Archives: 1917
Film Rankings And Awards 2020
What a year it has been huh? Three months of normality, nine months of streaming. New films continued to come out at a steady pace regardless of the virus, and so my rankings and awards for the year that was. … Continue reading
Posted in Reviews, TV/Movies
Tagged 1917, 2020, awards, da 5 bloods, enola holmes, film, hamilton, movies, parasite, reviews, sea fever, soul, tenet, the boys in the band, true history of the kelly gang
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Review: 1917
1917 Trailer Coming into 1917 I had a lot of things in mind. There was the work of director Sam Mendes, from American Beauty to Spectre, always interesting and engaging, even if there has been the odd miss. There was … Continue reading
Ireland’s Wars: Conscription
As 1918 began, it was clear that something akin to a political earthquake was occurring in Ireland, thanks to the rise in popularity in Sinn Fein, both in terms of general membership and electoral victories. That year, with the Great … Continue reading
Posted in History, Ireland, Ireland's Wars, War
Tagged 1916, 1917, 1918, conscription, de valera, dillon, history, ipp, ireland, lloyd george, redmond, sinn fein, war
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Ireland’s Wars: The Rise Of Sinn Fein
Even while it was still taking place, the Easter Rising was being dubbed “the Sinn Feiner Rebellion”, in reference to the political entity led by Arthur Griffith that was associated with nationalist thinking. This was, of course, an error: Sinn … Continue reading
Ireland’s Wars: Into The Holy Land
We must now turn back to the fate of the other named Irish Division, the 10th, that up to this point in the war had not had the same opportunities as the 16th (Irish) and 36th (Ulster) to garner fame … Continue reading
Posted in History, Ireland, Ireland's Wars, War
Tagged 10th (irish), 1917, allenby, beersheba, britain, eef, gaza, hareira, history, holy land, ireland, jerusalem, middle east, ottomans, war, world war one, ww1
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Ireland’s Wars: Taking Passchendaele
In the aftermath of the disastrous lack of success at Langemarck, Haig side-lined the unfortunate Gough, and gave Plumer and his Second Army the initiative for the remainder of the Third Ypres offensive, that would now pivot to aim at … Continue reading
Posted in History, Ireland, Ireland's Wars
Tagged 1917, britain, germany, gough, history, ireland, irish guards, passchendaele, plumer, royal dublin fusiliers, royal munster fusiliers, thrid ypres, war, western front, world war one, ww1
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Ireland’s Wars: Third Ypres And Langemarck
Following the notable success in the seizing of the Messines Ridge, an operation where Irish soldiers played a significant role, the British eyed up a grander offensive, that would morph into the Third Battle of Ypres, known better in some … Continue reading
Posted in History, Ireland's Wars, Irish Defence Forces, War
Tagged 16th irish division, 1917, 36th (Ulster), britain, germany, history, ireland, langemarck, passchendaele, third ypres, war, western front, world war one, ww1
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Ireland’s Wars: Messines
On the 7th of June, the British Second Army, which included the 16th (Irish) and 36th (Ulster) Divisions, would go forward against the imposing Messines Ridge, the German salient that would have to be dealt with before any larger effort … Continue reading
Posted in History, Ireland, Ireland's Wars, War
Tagged 16th (Irish), 1917, 36th (Ulster), britain, germany, history, ireland, messines, nationalist, unionist, war, whitesheet, willie redmond, world war one, ww1, ypres
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Ireland’s Wars: Arras
On the western front, following the eventual end of the Somme campaign, soldiers settled in for a third Christmas and New Years in the trenches. 1916 had been a bloody year, with some gains and some victories to show for … Continue reading
Posted in History, Ireland, Ireland's Wars, War
Tagged 10th (irish), 1917, 36th (Ulster), arleux, arras, britain, connaught rangers, france, germany, history, ireland, irish guards, Leinster Regiment, messines, royal dublin fusiliers, war, western front, world war one, ww1, ypres
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Ireland’s Wars: The Rest Of The Mesopotamian Campaign
A short enough entry this week, more of a coda to an area we have covered already. The fall of Kut was a terrible defeat for the Allies in Mesopotamia, made worse by the fact that it came so soon … Continue reading
Posted in History, Ireland, Ireland's Wars, War
Tagged 1916, 1917, baghdad, britain, connaught rangers, history, ireland, kut, mesopotamia, ottomons, war, world war one, ww1
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