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Tag Archives: franco
Ireland’s Wars: Brunete To The End Of The Spanish Civil War
Things were finely poised in Spain in the aftermath of the Battle of Jarama. The Nationalist efforts to capture Madrid had been defeated, but Franco retained enough strength that any kind of rapid Republican victory was impossible to foresee. Both … Continue reading
Posted in History, Ireland, Ireland's Wars, War
Tagged 1939, aragon, de valera, ebro, franco, history, international brigades, ireland, jarama, nationalists, republicans, ryan, spanish civil war, war, xv brigade
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Ireland’s Wars: O’Duffy’s Irish Brigade
The Spanish Civil War mirrored the many other examples throughout Europe and the rest of the world of the conflict between the left and right, and managed to draw many of the combatants of that conflict within its own borders. … Continue reading
Posted in History, Ireland, Ireland's Wars, War
Tagged fascism, franco, history, ireland, irish brigade, jarama, madrid, nationalists, republicans, spanish civil war, war
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Ireland’s Wars: Ireland And The Spanish Civil War
It has been a while since we discussed Irish involvement in conflicts outside of Irish soil, something which, owing to the Irish military diaspora and Irish named units of the British military, comprises a significant section of Irish military history … Continue reading
Posted in History, Ireland, Ireland's Wars, War
Tagged de valera, fianna fail, franco, history, ICF, ireland, irish military disapora, o'duffy, spain, spanish civil war, war
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Review: The Disaster Artist
The Disaster Artist Trailer One last quick review as we head towards the end of the year round-up. Struggling to fulfil his ambition of being an actor, Greg Sestero (Dave Franco) befriends the all-round strange Tommy Wiseau (James Franco) after … Continue reading
Posted in Reviews, TV/Movies
Tagged film, franco, movie, reviews, the disaster artist
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Review: The Interview
The Interview Trailer I’m going to do my best in this review to ignore the gigantic off-screen furore surrounding The Interview. Somewhere, amid hacker groups, the North Korean government, the comments of President Barack Obama and a stoner comedy becoming … Continue reading
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Tagged film, franco, goldberg, jong-un, movies, reviews, rogen, sony, stoner comedy, the interview
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