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Chronicles of a Derry Boy

By Bill McGinty

Chronicles of a Derry Boy Contemporary literature

Chronicles of a Derry Boy

By Bill McGinty

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By a roaring log fire he told me his story, from boyhood to manhood and from poor Derry boy, to world traveled soldier. This is his story. Born into poverty in a large Derry family, he left home a boy of fifteen to soldier from Egypt to Bombay and from Singapore to Shanghai.His was a story of travel, adventure, comradery and love. Whether in the deserts of Egypt or the jungles of India, the friendships, dangers and hardships prepared him for war. A company of Irish soldiers, bound by a fierce loyalty through the best and the worst of times. And war would come, dividing, testing, tearing, their friendships and the women they loved.'Chronicles of a Derry Boy' tells the story of a remarkable boy, who carried the spirit of a remarkable town. No matter how far he traveled, the Bogside of Derry came with him.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
202
Release Date:
2025-09-11
Publication Date:
2025-09-11
Publisher:
Xlibris US
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN13:
9798369453254
Weight:
336 g
Height:
152 cm
Width:
229 cm
Thickness:
12 cm
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