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Listen to this audiobook free with a 30-day trial. Go to http://audiobookspace.com/free Title: Saint Patrick's Battalion Subtitle: A Novel Author: James Alexander Thom Narrator: William Dufris Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 34 mins Language: English Release date: 10-19-06 Publisher: Tantor Audio Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 21 votes Genres: Fiction, Historical Publisher's Summary: It is June 1845, and Paddy Quinn is a camp boy for the American army which, by order of President Polk, is bound for Mexico. A young man with journalistic aspirations, Paddy writes letters for illiterate soldiers and learns that, like him, many are Irish, including the enigmatic John Riley. Riley rattles camp hierarchy when he rails against the brutal treatment of Irish soldiers, but he soon goes further, sneaking away at night to switch sides. Riley is not alone. Fed up with mistreatment and drawn by a Catholic bond, Irish, German, and other soldiers join Mexico. Led by Riley, a corps of Irishman called the San Patricios in