The Irish have always been stereotyped as being good in a fight. Murphy, an Irish historian, has combed records the world over to prove this. The result is an exhaustive compilation of Irish regiments throughout the world over the past three hundred years and more. Murphy lists regiments from America's Civil War, North and South, South Africa, India and anywhere the British Empire needed soldiers. He also notes the Irish regiments that fought for the French, Austrians and Italians and even for Ireland. He brings the history up to the present, including Irish UN forces. Each entry consists of a brief history of the regiment, engagements, officers in charge, and even the mascot, if known. Of interest to military historians, genealogists and Irish patriots world wide. Distributed in the US by ISBS. Annotation ©2008 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)