[PDF.88ku] The Wild Geese : The Irish brigades of France and Spain (Men at Arms Series, 102)

The Wild Geese : The Irish brigades of France and Spain (Men at Arms Series, 102)

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 | #1124088 in Books |  Men-at-Arms - Assorted |  1980-06-15 |  1980-06-15 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  250.19 x3.30 x7.23l,.35 | File type: PDF | 48 pages

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||16 of 16 people found the following review helpful.| Well-illustrated overview of oft-forgotten Irish soldiers|By mgmprsm@li.com|The Wild Geese is an exceptionally well-illustrated and very tightly written introduction to a story which spans three centuries of military history. The Irish who fled to France and Spain to take military service with the Catholic kings in the 1600s were the precursors of the famous Irish Brigad|From the Publisher|Packed with specially commissioned artwork, maps and diagrams, the Men-at-Arms series is an unrivalled illustrated reference on the history, organisation, uniforms and equipment of the world's military forces, past and present.|

In the early years of the English Civil War (1642-1651), a French traveller in England remarked that the Irish "are better soldiers abroad than at home." Between 1585 and 1818, over half a million Irish were lured from their homeland by promises of glory, money and honour in a constant emigration romantically styled "The Flight of the Wild Geese." Throughout this period, the Irish brigades in France and Spain participated in conflicts ranging from the wars of the Spanish...

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