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Erskine Childers, one of the unsung heroes of Ireland's struggle for independence, was born in England, fought in the Boer War and as an aviator in World War I, and published his widely praised novel The Riddle of the Sands in 1903. He became an advocate of home rule, smuggled guns to Irish liberationists, and in 1919 joined Sinn Fein, the extreme wing of the freedom fighters. His martyrdom is stirringly related.
--Publishers Weekly
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