Soldier Song

Author : Alan Monaghan
Publisher : Pan Macmillan
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2010-07-02
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780330533348

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The Soldier's Song by Alan Monaghan Pdf

Dublin, 1914. As Ireland stands on the brink of political crisis, Europe plunges headlong into war. Among the thousands of Irishmen who volunteer to fight for the British Army is Stephen Ryan, a gifted young maths scholar whose working class background has marked him out as a misfit among his wealthy fellow students. Sent to fight in Turkey, he looks forward to the great adventure, unaware of the growing unrest back home in Ireland. His romantic notions of war are soon shattered and he is forced to wonder where his loyalties lie, on his return to a Dublin poised for rebellion in 1916 and a brother fighting for the rebels. Everything has changed utterly, and in a world gone mad his only hope is his growing friendship with the brilliant and enigmatic Lillian Bryce. The Soldier's Song is a poignant and deeply moving novel, a tribute to the durability of the human soul.

Author : Dónall Mac Amhlaigh
Publisher : Parthian Books
Page : 191 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2023-05-08
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781914595363

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A Soldier's Song by Dónall Mac Amhlaigh Pdf

'Mac Amhlaigh sought to record every pub and dancehall, every sunset, stone wall and rainbow in his mind, to pack the city in his suitcase so that she remained with him forever, so he could all at once hear her lost voice everywhere.' – Colum McCann 'Mícheál Ó hAodha has done the literary world a huge service by translating Dónall Mac Amhlaigh's work into English.' – Gillian Mawson 'a work that exudes authenticity and immediacy.' – Liam Harte A Soldier's Song is a classic account of Irish army life by a working-class writer whose work and contribution to literary culture is only now being fully appreciated. It has the privacy and immediacy of a diary but holds the interest like a novel. It follows the adventures, trials and tribulations of Nuibin Amhlaigh who keeps getting into trouble in his good soldier's progress through army life. A lost treasure of Irish writing translated for the first time into English.

Author : Irene Onorato
Publisher : Lyrical Press
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2018-02-13
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781601837936

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A Soldier's Song by Irene Onorato Pdf

Can love conquer all? . . . All Special Forces sergeant Jason Dexter ever wanted was to serve his country—with his father’s blessing. Although the elder Dexter has yet to make his peace with his son’s decision, Jason has no regrets. Still, he has mixed feelings about returning to his upstate New York town. But his perspective changes at a friend’s wedding, where he meets a lovely, gifted musician. Now Jason has a new mission: to get to know Aria Greco better. The daughter of Jason’s commanding officer, Aria dreams of becoming a concert pianist. Meeting the handsome soldier transforms both their lives. But Aria’s ambition, Jason’s unresolved family conflicts, and jealousy over rivals on both sides soon threatens their blossoming relationship. As Jason prepares for a dangerous deployment, will the mounting tensions tear them apart, or is their love—and the faith they share—powerful enough to heal the past and embrace the future? Praise for A Soldier Finds His Way “Heartfelt . . . really makes one stop and think about the power of love and exactly what it’s capable of. Tender and sweet.” –RT Book Reviews

Author : Debbie Levy
Publisher : Disney-Hyperion
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2017-02-07
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1484725980

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Soldier Song by Debbie Levy Pdf

Amid the fearsome battles of the Civil War, both Union and Confederate soldiers were urged onward by song. There were songs to wake them up and songs to call them to bed, Songs to ready them for battle and to signal their retreat, Songs to tell them that their side was right, and the other wrong . . . And there was one song that reminded them all of what they hoped to return to after the war. Defeated in the battle of Fredericksburg, Virginia, the Union soldiers retreated across the river. There, a new battle emerged as both armies volleyed competing songs back and forth. With the Christmas season upon them, however, Federals and Confederates longed for the same thing. As the notes of "Home, Sweet Home" rose up from both sides, they found common ground for one night. Interwoven with soldiers' letters and journal entries, this is a true story of duty and heartbreak, of loyalty and enemies, and of the uniting power of music. Debbie Levy's moving text and Gilbert Ford's vibrant, layered illustrations come together to create an unforgettable tale of American history.

Author : Patrick McGinley
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 233 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2012-06-29
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781448209644

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The Lost Soldier's Song by Patrick McGinley Pdf

McGinley foregoes his usual murder mystery genre; instead, he presents an historical novel set during the Anglo-Irish War of 1919 to 1921. The story opens and closes with Declan Osborne in jail, being interrogated by British officers. In between, we learn of the sequence of events that has led him there. Set in Ireland at the time of the Black and Tans, Declan is a young man who sets out to join the cause full of doomed idealism.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 20 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 1963
Category : Armed Forces song folio
ISBN : NYPL:33433047323914

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Armed Forces Song Folio and Army Hit Kit for Soldier Shows Index by Anonim Pdf

Author : Jason Wilson
Publisher : Wilfrid Laurier Univ. Press
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2012-11-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9781554588824

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Soldiers of Song by Jason Wilson Pdf

The seeds of irreverent humour that inspired the likes of Wayne and Shuster and Monty Python were sown in the trenches of the First World War, and The Dumbells—concert parties made up of fighting soldiers—were central to this process. Soldiers of Song tells their story. Lucky soldiers who could sing a song, perform a skit, or pass as a “lady,” were taken from the line and put onstage for the benefit of their soldier-audiences. The intent was to bolster morale and thereby help soldiers survive the war. The Dumbells’ popularity was not limited to troop shows along the trenches. The group also managed a run in London’s West End and became the first ever Canadian production to score a hit on Broadway. Touring Canada for some twelve years after the war, the Dumbells became a household name and made more than twenty-five audio recordings. If nationhood was won on the crest of Vimy Ridge, it was the Dumbells who provided the country with its earliest soundtrack. Pioneers of sketch comedy, the Dumbells are as important to the history of Canadian theatre as they are to the cultural history of early-twentieth-century Canada.

Author : Frank Moore
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 342 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 1864
Category : Songsters
ISBN : HARVARD:32044012479952

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Songs of the Soldiers by Frank Moore Pdf

Author : Frank Moore
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 346 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 1864
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BL:A0026842744

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Songs of the soldiers, arranged and ed. by F. Moore by Frank Moore Pdf

Author : Ken Lukowiak
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 1999-07-15
Category : Falkland Islands War, 1982
ISBN : 0753807572

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A Soldier's Song by Ken Lukowiak Pdf

An utterly compelling and much needed reminder of what war is really all about. In 1982 Private Ken Lukowiak served with 2 Para in the Falklands. He was away from home for little more than eight weeks, yet the experience of war was to change his life for ever. Ten years passed before he was able to write about this brief period in his life. In those ten years he was brought face to face with the legacy of his Parachute Regiment training and with the knowledge that he had seen many men die - some of whom he himself had killed. From the voyage 'down South' on the MV Norland, from Goose Green to Fitzroy and the anti-climactic journey home Lukowiak illustrates the madness and black comedy of the soldier's world. He tells his painfully honest story in spare and brutal language and is both profound and often profoundly shocking.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 924 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 1968
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UOM:39015084469165

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Army Digest by Anonim Pdf

Author : Martin Pegler
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 213 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2014-08-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781472809292

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Soldiers’ Songs and Slang of the Great War by Martin Pegler Pdf

A celebration of cheerful determination in the face of appalling adversity, Soldiers' Songs and Slang of the Great War reveals the bawdy and satiric sense of humour of the Tommy in the trenches. Published to coincide with the centenary of the First World War, this collection of rousing marching songs, cheering ditties, evocative sing-alongs and complete diction of soldiers' slang reveals the best of British and Allied humour of the period. Wonderfully illustrated with Punch cartoons, posters and the soldiers' own Wipers Times, this nostalgic book will not only delight but also give a real sense of daily life amidst the mud and blood of the trenches for American, Canadian, Australian and British soldiers.

Author : Six favourite new songs
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 20 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1820
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OXFORD:590914148

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Six favourite new songs, called A soldier's gratitude [&c.]. by Six favourite new songs Pdf

Author : Excellent collection
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 30 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 1820
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OXFORD:590349204

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An excellent collection of popular songs; The soldier's return [&c.]. by Excellent collection Pdf

Author : David Ingram
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 146 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2016-03-04
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781326547578

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A Song Book: Musical Phantasies fitting for Soldiers, Citie and Country Humours by David Ingram Pdf

A collection of 89 song lyrics suitable for the solo voice and group singing. The songs are presented in three sections. Volume I contains seventeenth century Royalist songs, popular songs and black letter ballads suitable for use by re-enactmentor and in theatre productions. Volumes II and III contain more recent folk songs and sea shanties. All three volumes are bound in this single edition which has been typeset in the style of black latter ballads using an antique type face with woodcut illustrations.