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New York's Fighting Sixty-Ninth: A Regimental History of Service in the Civil War's Irish Brigade and the Great War's Rainbow Division

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4,000 casualties in the Civil War, from a unit whose total strength never exceeded 3,600. This telling statistic implies the audacity and verve of this historic fighting unit, the first and true Fightin' Irish. Mahon's book reviews and details the storied history of the Fighting Sixty-Ninth in a lively and readable manner. There are many clear and illustrative maps to explain the deployments of field units, and the pace of the narrative resembles a well told story more than a dry history text.
The publisher has cooperated by producing a well bound text with clearly reproduced photographs and comfortable, heavy-weight paper. The hard cover edition will be at home on any bookshelf, and deserves a place in the library of every Irish-American history buff, every Civil War aficionado, and every Great War expert.

For students of American military history and the contributions of Irish-Americans and others to our nation's history, this book is an outstanding and well-researched tome. Everything from famous battles that the 69th was involved in to the colorful characters that have been in its ranks are all covered here. Highly recommended!

A truly supurb history of New York's Fighting Sixty-Ninth. Read this book to get all the facts about this illustrious fighting organization.
It not only details the history of the 69th, but tells the story with compassion and understanding.