World Wars
Irish history and interest stories surround World War I and World War II. The First and Second World Wars continue to be remembered and rightly so, "lest we forget".
On This Day: The final evacuation from the Gallipoli campaign took place
How an Irish doctor survived WWII, captivity and the Atomic Bomb
The Irishman who courted Hitler: Seán Russell’s deadly gamble for freedom
How Guinness saved Ireland in World War II
The Irishman who claims to have saved Adolf Hitler’s life
Discovery of Irish airman lost at sea during the Second World War
On This Day: Five brave Sullivan brothers killed on same day during WWII
Online archive names over 30,000 Irish soldiers lost in World War I
A year of reckoning - Irish conscription during World War I
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