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The disparity of sacrifice : Irish recruitment to the British armed forces, 1914-1918 / Timothy Bowman, William Butler, and Michael Wheatley.

During the First World War approximately 200,000 Irish men and 5,000 Irish women, many from Catholic and Nationalist communities, served in the British armed forces. This book provides a comprehensive analysis of Irish recruitment patterns. These varied notably between North-East Ulster and the rest...

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Online Access: Full Text (via ProQuest)
Main Authors: Bowman, Timothy (Author), Butler, William (Author), Wheatley, Michael (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Liverpool : Liverpool University Press, 2020.
Subjects:
Great Britain. > Army > Irish regiments > History.
Great Britain > Armed Forces > Recruiting, enlistment, etc. > World War, 1914-1918.
World War, 1914-1918 > Participation, Irish.
Great Britain. > Army.
Recruiting and enlistment.
Great Britain.
Table of Contents:
  • Cover
  • Contents
  • Maps
  • Tables
  • Abbreviations
  • Acknowledgements
  • Introduction
  • 1. 'Gone for a soldier': Irish Recruitment to the British Armed Forces, 1903-1914
  • 2. 'They could only look for a moderate success': Recruiting in the South and West of Ireland
  • 3. For Empire, Ulster or Ireland? Recruiting in Ulster
  • 4. Bureaucracy, Propaganda and the Conscription Crisis
  • 5. 'The only privilege we have': Wartime Officer Appointment
  • 6. A Divided Kingdom: Comparisons of British and Irish Recruiting
  • Conclusion
  • Appendices.
  • 1. Army Recruitment by Regimental Districts in the United Kingdom, August 1914-April 1916*
  • 2. Voluntary Recruitment to the British Army by Army Command Area, August 1914-November 1918
  • Bibliography
  • Index.

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