On Another Man S Wound

THE DRAMATIC STORY OF THE EASTER RISING BY THE COMMANDANT-GENERAL OF THE I.RA. The year is 1916—the Easter Week rising in Dublin. University student Ernie O’Malley forsook his books, picked up a rifle and joined the rebels. As an officer in the I.R.A. he organised resistance throughout Ireland. Moving from Tipperary to Kerry, through Cork to Limerick, his life was in constant danger. Often he evaded capture by a hairsbreadth. Several times he was wounded. Eventually he fell into the hands of the infamous Black and Tans and was imprisoned in the dreaded Kilmainham Gaol. Although threatened with torture he remained true to the Cause and escaped to emerge proudly as Commandant-General of the I.R.A., in command of 7000 volunteers. This is the story of five turbulent years—1916-1921. Of one man who gave himself wholeheartedly to the cause of Irish freedom. The story of five years when the green land of Erin was once more reddened with the blood of patriot and foe. When an ‘Army without Banners’ took on a mighty Empire.

A fresh new edition of O'Malley's account of the Irish War of Independence, described by John McGahern as 'The one classic work to have emerged from the violence that led to the foundation of the state'.

“I’ve paged through stacks of books on the history of watches. . . . But I hadn’t come across a book that actually moved me until I picked up A Man and His Watch. The volume is filled with heartfelt stories.” —T: The New York Times Style Magazine Paul Newman wore his Rolex Daytona every single day for 35 years until his death in 2008. The iconic timepiece, probably the single most sought-after watch in the world, is now in the possession of his daughter Clea, who wears it every day in his memory. Franklin Roosevelt wore an elegant gold Tiffany watch, gifted to him by a friend on his birthday, to the famous Yalta Conference where he shook the hands of Joseph Stalin and Winston Churchill. JFK’s Omega worn to his presidential inauguration, Ralph Lauren’s watch purchased from Andy Warhol’s personal collection, Sir Edmund Hillary’s Rolex worn during the first-ever summit of Mt. Everest . . . these and many more compose the stories of the world’s most coveted watches captured in A Man and His Watch. Matthew Hranek, a watch collector and NYC men’s style fixture, has traveled the world conducting firsthand interviews and diving into exclusive collections to gather the never-before-told stories of 76 watches, completed with stunning original photography of every single piece. Through these intimate accounts and Hranek’s storytelling, the watches become more than just timepieces and status symbols; they represent historical moments, pioneering achievements, heirlooms, family mementos, gifts of affection, and lifelong friendships.

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On Another Man's Wound, O'Malley's account of his experiences during Ireland's War of Independence, was first published to instant acclaim in 1936 and was followed by his account of his experiences in the Civil War in The Singing Flame. O'Malley had reported directly to Michael Collins and Richard Mulcahy during the War of Independence and was appointed OC of the Second Southern Division, the second largest division of the IRA. When the Treaty with Britain was signed on 6 December 1921, diehard Republicans like O'Malley would not accept it. In the bitter Civil War that followed, O'Malley was in the Four Courts when it was attacked by the Free State army. Later he was OC of the Republicans in Ulster and Leinster. He was eventually captured and imprisoned until July 1924. He was one of the last Republican prisoners to be released. The Free Staters had won and O'Malley, feeling there was no place for him in this new Ireland, went to live in the USA where he wrote his memoirs.

A family story of a murder, blood and betrayal that tore an Irish town apart and causes men to be silent still. 'There was a tale about a British soldier being shot on the street outside my grandmother's house. My father told this as a ghost story. The mood of the telling was wistful. The killing had been wrong.