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Heroism In The Irish Defence Forces

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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 794 ✭✭✭bluecode


    According to the publisher it will be published in October. No explanation.

    Looks interesting. I will be obtaining a copy.


  • Registered Users Posts: 138 ✭✭ruserious


    Dear Santa...


  • Registered Users Posts: 9 Cft


    For those interested. I've heard the book will be published later this year or early 2013.

    Apparently the author has been writing it in addition to doing consultancy work which takes him overseas for extended periods. It promises to be a good read for those interested in the realities of life on active service with our military.


  • Registered Users Posts: 372 ✭✭jamesdiver


    Looks interesting. Any guesses what will be in it? Jadotville?, private Paddy Kelly? Bomb squad etc etc


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,950 ✭✭✭Milk & Honey


    jamesdiver wrote: »
    Looks interesting. Any guesses what will be in it? Jadotville?, private Paddy Kelly? Bomb squad etc etc

    He has already written a book about Jadotville. Interesting material but very badly written. It was full of acronyms and abbreviations with the time sequence jumped all over the place. Using abbreviations like Sgt. or Cpl. outside of the context of short internal communications is unnecessary and reduces readability.


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 299 ✭✭Salvation


    Most likely a lot of it is bollocks it wont have anything about the Battle of Op'Ras and the DSM's handed out to the wrong people who pissed themselves when the rounds were coming in.



    Watered down tripe.


  • Registered Users Posts: 372 ✭✭jamesdiver


    Battle of Op'Ras

    Have you got any link or text where I can read up on this? Not familiar with it (sorry im not military, just interested).

    thanks,

    James


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 299 ✭✭Salvation


    it wont be in any books but look up DSM's awarded around that time.(1979/1980)

    http://source.southdublinlibraries.ie/bitstream/10599/8881/3/Citations.pdf


    As per usual officers lying and cover up's, the person who should have got it was ignored and intimidated by the corrupt officers at the time.


  • Registered Users Posts: 3,539 ✭✭✭John_D80


    Salvation wrote: »
    it wont be in any books but look up DSM's awarded around that time.(1979/1980)

    http://source.southdublinlibraries.ie/bitstream/10599/8881/3/Citations.pdf


    As per usual Officiers lying and cover up's, the person who should have got it was ignored and intimidated by the corrupt officiers at the time.

    You've tickled my curiosity Salvation. Can you repost that link or post the document itself as an attachment? (If thats possible). When I click on the link it says 'PDF document failed to load'. My adobe is fully up to date before anyone asks!! :-)


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 299 ✭✭Salvation


    There ye go


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  • Registered Users Posts: 3,539 ✭✭✭John_D80


    Thanks for that mate. Works perfectly now. Fair play.


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