Mon, 06 Jul, 2009 - 01:00
Peter Levy
The Irish in the American Civil War, by Cal McCarthy, The Collins Press; €16.99
CIVIL wars are embarrassing. Recently, when Barack Obama laid wreaths on memorials commemorating both sides in the American civil war, voices were raised in protest.
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