Month: October 2014
Lights, Camera, Awful – Could These Be The Worst WW2 Movies Ever Made?
(Originally published Oct. 3, 2014) HOLLYWOOD’S NEXT WORLD WAR TWO BLOCKBUSTER, Fury, is set to blast its way into theatres later this month. The film, which stars Brad Pitt and the increasingly eccentric Shia LaBeouf, follows…
The Irish Brigades – How Ireland’s Foreign Volunteer Armies Made Their Mark On History
“All told, well over 50,000 Irishmen served in the armies of France, Spain and Austria. Some of the volunteers became great military reformers who helped modernize the Continent’s antiquated armies.” By Stephen McGarry WHEN THE…
