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Memoirs of Miles Byrne Volume I

Memoirs of Miles Byrne Volume I

Miles Byrne

Paperback

Biographies GeneralGeneral SociologyIrish History

ISBN10: 9353604745
ISBN13: 9789353604745
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Mar 30 2019
Pages: 348
Weight: 0.97
Height: 0.78 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
He fought. Then he wrote. In 'Memoirs of Miles Byrne, Volume I', an Irish revolutionary turned Napoleonic wars soldier looks back on the fires that reshaped his youth and his country. Written as a vivid nineteenth century autobiography, it opens a rare window onto 18th century Ireland, the ferment of the United Irishmen movement, and the hard road to the 1798 Irish rebellion. Byrne's plainspoken voice and unflinching detail give military history readers a frontline view of idealism, conspiracy, and brutal counter-insurgency in an age when empires collided and new nations were imagined. At once personal testimony and Irish history primary source, this Irish revolutionary memoir edition captures encounters with Irish nationalist leaders, the hopes and failures of insurrection, and the exile's gaze toward Napoleonic France campaigns that would later shape Byrne's career. As the opening volume in a military history memoir series that stands beside the finest Napoleonic war memoirs, it speaks to general readers drawn to real lives under pressure as much as to scholars of the 1798 Irish rebellion memoir tradition and students of 18th century Ireland. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today - a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike.

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