Review
"In Duffy's War, Stephen L. Harris has crafted a keenly researched and thoroughly engrossing history of the 'Fighting 69th.'... This is an important book for any reader with an interest in well-written Irish-
American, as well as American, history." - Peter F. Stevens, author of The Rogue's March: John Riley and the St. Patrick's Battalion, 1846-48 "The 'Fighting 69th' New York National Guard - known in the U.S. Army as the 165th Infantry - was the most famed regiment in the AEF. In this very readable book, Stephen Harris captures the spirit as well as the achievements of this legendary unit and its indomitable officers and men." - Edward M. Coffman, author of The War To End all Wars: The American Military Experience in
World War I "In Duffy's War, Stephen L. Harris has crafted a keenly researched and thoroughly engrossing history of the 'Fighting 69th.' Harris renders vivid portraits of Father Francis Duffy, 'Wild Bill' Donovan, and the other New York Irish who plunged into the horror of World War I's Western Front. This is an important book for any reader with an interest in well-written Irish-
American, as well as American, history." - Peter F. Stevens, author of The Rogue's March: John Riley and the St. Patrick's Battalion, 1846-48" --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
From the Publisher
Presents the first richly detailed history of the
World War I service of one of the great regiments in U.S. history Meet the men of the 69th Infantry Regiment, a National Guard Unit from New York City made up almost entirely of working-class Irish immigrants, their sons, or grandsons Completes the author's stirring trilogy about the cross section of New Yorkers who answered the call to arms in 1917
