Irish-American author and film maker Mary Pat Kelly joins Scott Edgar to talk about the arrival of American GIs in Northern Ireland on the 80th anniversary of the first troop ships arriving in Ulster. Her book and accompanying documentary 'Home Away From Home - The Yanks In Ireland' tells many stories of those young Americans on their way to war.

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Scott Edgar of WartimeNI introduces you to a brand new podcast. 'A Wee Bit Of War' will focus on the history of Northern Ireland during the Second World War. There is much more to the story of the Second World War in Northern Ireland than just military history. This podcast will feature social history, women's history, black history, queer history... If it's got a good story, 'A Wee Bit Of War' will cover it.

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