The real story of how Ireland came be, told through firsthand accounts from a thousand years of struggle, brought together for the first time in a beautiful package with maps, a detailed timeline, dozens of illustrations, and even a guide to Irish pronunciation. For the first thousand years of its history, Ireland was shaped by its wars. Just as Tom Brokaw’s The Greatest Generation Speaks enhanced and built on the story of The Great Generation by presenting firsthand accounts of those who brought victory in World War II, Wars Of The Irish Kings provides a comprehensive collection of diaries, journals, and other accounts of the making of Ireland from the people who made it happen, presenting the rich tapestry of Ireland’s fight for its identity.