The Great O’Neill. A Biography of Hugh O’Neill Earl of Tyrone, 1550-1616. London: Longmans, 1947. Second Edition. Pp vi, 284. Cream cloth boards, in publisher’s dust jacket printed in green. A fine bright copy.

The first Renaissance figure in Irish history for nine roaring years of total war Hugh O’Neill resisted English expansion, became one of the most famous soldiers in Europe, wore out Elizabeth and broke generals like Essex and Brough.