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Ireland’s Wars: Operation Michael
At 3.30 AM on the 21st March 1918, the Spring Offensive, Germany’s last great gamble, began with the launching of “Operation Michael”, an attack in the Somme sector, aimed squarely at the British Army lines, just north of where they … Continue reading
Posted in History, Ireland, Ireland's Wars, War
Tagged 16th (Irish), 1918, 36th (Ulster), britain, germany, gough, history, ireland, michael, somme, spring offensive, war, western front, world war one, ww1
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Ireland’s Wars: The End Of The Somme
September was wearing on, and the weather was getting steadily worse, but the Somme campaign continued. The 36th (Ulster) and 16th (Irish) Divisions had share their share of the fighting (and the casualties) but plenty of other Irish units separate … Continue reading
Posted in History, Ireland, Ireland's Wars, War
Tagged 1916, ancre, ancre heights, britain, france, germany, history, ireland, irish guards, le transloy, losboeufs, royal dublin fusiliers, royal irish regiment, somme, war, world war one, ww1
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Ireland’s Wars: Guillemont And Ginchy
The British and French had made some gains on the Somme, but a substantial advance or major breakthrough still eluded them as July came to a close. In August, much of the British focus of the battle would to rest … Continue reading
Posted in History, Ireland, Ireland's Wars, TV/Movies
Tagged 16th irish division, 1916, britain, Connacht Rangers, france, germany, ginchy, guillemont, history, ireland, Leinster Regiment, liverpool irish, somme, war, world war one, ww1
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Ireland’s Wars: The Somme Continues
There was little time for the British, or the Irish, to fully contemplate the scale of the disaster that had occurred on the 1st of July. The Battle of the Somme, and indeed, the Battle of Albert, were only just … Continue reading
Posted in History, Ireland, Ireland's Wars, War
Tagged 1916, bezentin, britain, contalmaison, france, germany, history, ireland, mametz, royal irish regiment, royal irish rifles, royal munster fusiliers, somme, war, western front, world war one, ww1
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Ireland’s Wars: 1st July 1916
In the final week of June 1916, the British and French forces would fire somewhere close to a million a and half shells at the German lines in the Somme sector, as part of their plans to soften up the … Continue reading
Ireland’s Wars: Prelude To The Somme
As surprising as it may sound, with the memory of what had occurred in the previous year and with the fighting that was ongoing on other fronts, the first few months of 1916 on the western front were considered relatively … Continue reading
Posted in History, Ireland, Ireland's Wars, War
Tagged 16th (Irish), 1916, 36th (Ulster), britain, easter rising, france, germany, history, hullach, ireland, loos, somme, war, world war one
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NFBs Decisive Battles Of The World: The Somme
I was tempted to simply cover that first awful day in July 1916 (which, on its own, is called the Battle of Albert after a nearby town) but that would be a disservice to the sheer magnitude of the five months of … Continue reading
Battles, Battles, Battles
There is a lot of them isn’t there? I’m trying to do what Creasy did and narrow down what I think are the most decisive battles in history. As you can imagine, a lot of problems with that process. Am … Continue reading
Posted in History, War
Tagged ain julut, alaric, battle, battles, borodino, cowpens, creasy, crecy, decisive, gravelines, hampton roads, hastings, hattin, history, madrid, marathon, marne, orleans, pearl harbour, pharsalus, sack of rome, sedan, somme, stalingrad, tshshima, valmy, vienna, war, waterloo, wilderness, zama
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