Patrick MacGill (1891–1963)
Author of Children of the Dead End
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Works by Patrick MacGill
Songs of the dead end 3 copies
The Brown Brethren 2 copies
Fear 1 copy
Vackra Norah Ryan 1 copy
Maureen 1 copy
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Rosemary — Contributor — 1 copy
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The Great Push , an episode of the Great War by Patrick MacGill
Brilliant evocation of life in the trenches at the Western Front in World War 1. McGill was a stretcher-bearer with the London Irish Regiment and he details the events before and after the battle of Loos in September 1915. The book details the horror of trench warfare interlaced with humour as McGill and his comrades live on the edge of death daily . This a classic war novel which conveys the resilience of men including the author as they experience the tragic loss of friends and comrades in that terrible war.… (more)
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- 4.0
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- 63