{"product_id":"wars-of-the-irish-kings-a-thousand-years-of-struggle-from-the-age-of-myth-through-the-reign-of-queen-elizabeth-i-paperback","title":"Wars of the Irish Kings: A Thousand Years of Struggle, from the Age of Myth Through the Reign of Queen Elizabeth I - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid W. McCullough\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe riveting true story of how Ireland came to be, told through eyewitness accounts from a thousand years of struggle\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A fascinating mixture of mythology and actual historical events. . . . Lovers of Irish and medieval literature will relish this book.\"--\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor the first thousand years of its history, Ireland was shaped by its wars. Beginning with the legends of ancient battles and warriors, \u003ci\u003eWars of the Irish Kings\u003c\/i\u003e moves through a time when history and storytelling were equally prized, into the age when history was as much propaganda as fact. This remarkable book tells of tribal battles, foreign invasions, Viking raids, family feuds, wars between rival Irish kingdoms, and wars of rebellion against the English. While the battles formed the legends of the land, it was the people fighting the battles--Cuchulain, Finn MacCool, Brian Boru, Robert the Bruce, Elizabeth I, and Hugh O'Donnell--who shaped the destiny and identity of the Irish nation. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBrought together for the first time in one volume, \u003ci\u003eWars of the Irish Kings \u003c\/i\u003eis a surprisingly immediate and stunning portrait of an all-but-forgotten time that forged the Ireland of today.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor the first thousand years of its history, Ireland was shaped by its wars. Beginning with the legends of ancient battles and warriors, Wars of the Irish Kings moves through a time when history and storytelling were equally prized, into the age when history was as much propaganda as fact. This remarkable book tells of tribal battles, foreign invasions, Viking raids, family feuds, wars between rival Irish kingdoms, and wars of rebellion against the English. While the battles formed the legends of the land, it was the people fighting the battles--Cuchulain, Finn MacCool, Brian Boru, Robert the Bruce, Elizabeth I, and Hugh O'Donnell--who shaped the destiny and identity of the Irish nation. \u003cbr\u003eThis is the real story of how Ireland came to be, told through eyewitness accounts from a thousand years of struggle, brought together for the first time in one volume. It's a surprisingly immediate and stunning portrait of an all-but-forgotten time that forged the Ireland of today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDavid Willis McCullough's most recent book is a historical anthology, \u003cb\u003eChronicles of the Barbarians: Firsthand Accounts of Pillage and Conquest from the Ancient World to the Fall of Constantinople\u003c\/b\u003e. He is also the author of \u003cb\u003eBrooklyn . . . And How It Got That Way\u003c\/b\u003e, an informal social history, and the mystery novels \u003cb\u003eThink on Death\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003ePoint No-Point\u003c\/b\u003e. He lives with his wife, Frances, in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 400\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.06 x 10.04 x 7.04 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 26, 2002\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52693890335053,"sku":"9780609809075","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0927\/3304\/7117\/files\/yh9HxP5WLy9780609809075.webp?v=1762042827","url":"https:\/\/belfastbooks.us\/products\/wars-of-the-irish-kings-a-thousand-years-of-struggle-from-the-age-of-myth-through-the-reign-of-queen-elizabeth-i-paperback","provider":"belfastbooks.us","version":"1.0","type":"link"}