Books Archive - WartimeNI

Home Away From Home: The Yanks In Ireland by Mary Pat Kelly

Appletree Press

Home Away From Home: The Yanks In Ireland by Mary Pat Kelly tells the story of the American military's time in Northern Ireland during the Second World War.

Theirs is the Glory: Arnhem, Hurst and Conflict on Film by David Truesdale and Allan Esler Smith

Helion and Company

'Theirs is the Glory: Arnhem, Hurst and Conflict on Film' tells the story of the wartime conflict movies of Belfast-born film director Brian Desmond Hurst.

Rogue Warrior of the S.A.S: The Blair Mayne Legend by Roy Bradford and Martin Dillon

Mainstream Publishing

Paddy Mayne was a legendary figure and highly-decorated soldier in the Second World War. Here, Roy Bradford and Martin Dillon explore many of his complexities.

Faraway Home by Marilyn Taylor

O'Brien Press

'Faraway Home' by Marilyn Taylor is a fictional tale of young Jewish children fleeing occupied Europe. It's inspired by a real-life farm in Millisle, Co. Down.

The Boys: Triumph Over Adversity by Martin Gilbert

Weidenfeld & Nicolson

'The Boys' by Martin Gilbert is a poignant and powerful true story of children who survived the Holocaust. Some of them found a safe-haven in Northern Ireland.

Bombs on Belfast: A Camera Record

Belfast Telegraph

There have been several editions of 'Bombs on Belfast', the first series of Belfast Telegraph photos dating back to 1941 immediately after the Belfast Blitz.