The The Western Front

'One of our fellows, while a German flare lit up his trench as it shot over it, saw half a dozen of our raw Irishmen on their knees, praying to the Virgin as if their last hour had come.'Captain Gerald Burgoyne, C Company, 4th Battalion, Royal Irish RiflesThe Western Front tells the human story at the heart of a war that cost the lives of 35,000 Irishmen.Compiled by one of Ireland's leading military historians, it recounts the experiences of the many ordinary Irishmen from all religions and back