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".
The anti-fascist fighter from the Cork/Kerry border
On This Day: World War I air ace Edward “Mick” Mannock was killed in action in 1918
Hitler’s nephew, Willy, fought against him in the US Navy in WWII
The Monaghan man who filmed the devastation of Nagasaki and Hiroshima
The Irish nun who survived the Hiroshima atomic bomb
D-Day: The Irish heroes of the battle that turned WWII to the Allies' favor
Belfast auction of Hitler and Nazi items slammed by Jewish leaders
An American WWII plane was excavated from Irish field 76 years after crashing
Anti-Vietnam War Irish American Catholic priest brothers made spectacular history
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