Wars of the Irish Kings: A Thousand Years of Struggle, from the Age of Myth through the Reign of Queen...

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David W. McCullough

Wars of the Irish Kings

A Thousand Years of Struggle, from the Age of Myth through the Reign of Queen Elizabeth I

David W. McCullough

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Crown Publishing Group, Division of Random House Inc
07 June 2002

British & Irish history; Ancient history: to c 500 CE

The riveting true story of how Ireland came to be, told through eyewitness accounts from a thousand years of struggle

""A fascinating mixture of mythology and actual historical events. . . . Lovers of Irish and medieval literature will relish this book.""-Booklist

For the first thousand years of its history, Ireland was shaped by its wars. Beginning with the legends of ancient battles and warriors, Wars of the Irish Kings moves through a time when history and storytelling were equally prized, into the age when history was as much propaganda as fact. This remarkable book tells of tribal battles, foreign invasions, Viking raids, family feuds, wars between rival Irish kingdoms, and wars of rebellion against the English. While the battles formed the legends of the land, it was the people fighting the battles-Cuchulain, Finn MacCool, Brian Boru, Robert the Bruce, Elizabeth I, and Hugh O'Donnell-who shaped the destiny and identity of the Irish nation.

Brought together for the first time in one volume, Wars of the Irish Kings is a surprisingly immediate and stunning portrait of an all-but-forgotten time that forged the Ireland of today.

By: David W. McCullough
Imprint: Crown Publishing Group, Division of Random House Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 252mm, Width: 178mm, Spine: 26mm
Weight: 646g
ISBN: 9780609809075
ISBN 10: 0609809075
Pages: 400
Publication Date: 07 June 2002
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

David Willis McCullough's most recent book is a historical anthology, Chronicles of the Barbarians- Firsthand Accounts of Pillage and Conquest from the Ancient World to the Fall of Constantinople. He is also the author of Brooklyn . . . And How It Got That Way, an informal social history, and the mystery novels Think on Death and Point No-Point. He lives with his wife, Frances, in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York.

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A fascinating mixture of mythology and actual historical events. . . . Lovers of Irish and medieval literature will relish this book. -Booklist

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Wars of the Irish Kings

A Thousand Years of Struggle, from the Age of Myth through the Reign of Queen Elizabeth I

David W. McCullough

$49.99

Paperback

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