Description: Official site of Maurice Walsh, Irish author, journalist and documentary maker. Former BBC foreign correspondent in Latin America.
america; britain; british; conflict; correspondent; dublin; empi
Listen to Maurice Walsh on The History Show on RTE Radio explaining how the trenchcoat, developed for British officers during the First World War, became a fashion accessory for the IRA during Ireland’s War of Independence:
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Bitter Freedom is a wonderfully involving work: vividly written, with a storyteller’s eye for human detail and a scholar’s sense of broader and deeper movements over time. Anyone interested in Irish history will find the book riveting.