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This is the first of two volumes reprinting articles from The Irish Sword, the journal of the Military History Society of Ireland. Nineteen papers discuss aspects of Irish military history in the period dating from the Crusades to 1798, including warfare in the medieval Gaelic lordships, guns in medieval and Tudor Ireland, the Anglo-Norman invasion of Ireland, the Tudor re-conquest, the rebellion of 1641, the organization of King William's army in Ireland in the late 1600s, the French navy and the Jacobite war in Ireland, Ireland in Spanish and French strategy from 1558-1815, and weapons and tactics in the rebellion of 1798. All papers are presented in facsimile format. Distributed in the US by ISBS. Annotation c2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
