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- 01: Home Away From Home - American GIs in Northern Ireland with Mary Pat Kelly
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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31 min - 00: A Wee Bit of War - Northern Ireland in the Second World War
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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Support WartimeNI today:
https://ko-fi.com/wartimeni
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About A Wee Bit Of War
From the publisher's feed
Hello and welcome to 'A Wee Bit Of War', a podcast dedicated to telling the stories of Northern Ireland during the Second World War. I'm your host Scott Edgar. I have been researching the history of the Second World War in Northern Ireland for over a decade. I run the online platform https://wartimeni.com (WartimeNI), which features hundreds of articles as well as over 2,000 people and places with stories connected to the time. While some stories such as the Belfast Blitz and the arrival of the American GIs are often recounted, others remain unknown and untold. in 'A Wee Bit Of War', we'll cover everything from the peaceful Phoney War days of 1939 through to V.E. Day Celebrations and the surrender of the U-Boats in 1945.
We will be interviewing a range of guests on the show including authors, academics, historians, and family members with stories to tell. There is much more to the story of the Second World War in Northern Ireland than just military history. You can expect social history, women's history, black history, queer history... If it's got a good story, we'll be covering it.