HISTORY IS HUMAN
When I was 11 years old I promised my Grandfather that one day I would write a book about him. Retiring in 2019, I made good the promise. Seven years of detailed research and two books later, I am proud to share the story of Andy Symington - Tyrone's Most Wanted Man!
"The First World War prose is as good as any I've read on the subject — and deeply affecting."
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The Andy Symington trilogy — Somme Story and the Irish War of Independence.
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