| O'Flaherty V.C.: A Recruiting Pamphlet Contributor(s): Shaw, Bernard (Author) |
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ISBN: 1514336065 ISBN-13: 9781514336069 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $6.64 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Classics |
| Dewey: 822.912 |
| Physical Information: 0.08" H x 5.98" W x 9.02" (0.15 lbs) 40 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: It may surprise some people to learn that in 1915 this little play was a recruiting poster in disguise. The British officer seldom likes Irish soldiers; but he always tries to have a certain proportion of them in his battalion, because, partly from a want of common sense which leads them to value their lives less than Englishmen do lives are really less worth living in a poor country], and partly because even the most cowardly Irishman feels obliged to outdo an Englishman in bravery if possible, and at least to set a perilous pace for him, Irish soldiers give impetus to those military operations which require for their spirited execution more devilment than prudence. |