Kelly (U. of Edinburgh and Scottish Centre for Diaspora Studies) shares stories and insight into the lives of men and women of independent neutral Ireland who joined British Armed Forces to fight on the Allied side during the Second World War. This book shares the stories of veterans who elected to return to independent Ireland in 1945. The contents include: Irish ex-servicemen, 1793-1945; joining up: life in uniform; diplomacy; health; money; remembrance; uniforms; and deserters. Distributed in the US by ISBS. Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
