Colourpoint Books is one of Ireland’s leading publishers publishing across a spectrum of subjects from Northern Ireland, Irish and general interest books covering historical, social, political, biographical and topical interests, to the long standing field of transport history and heritage. We take pride in our content and production quality and have a highly respected reputation in UK and Ireland transport publishing.
A notebook carried through the trenches of the Great War by the author's great grandfather had a list of names. Determined to trace these men, Mark Scott turned detective and unraveled a remarkable connection to the Unknown Warrior, unearthing new documents that detailed the story of those not selected for burial in Westminster Abbey in 1920.
Amid the twists and turns of her survival to this day, the story of the light cruiser HMS Caroline spans a century and more. This book focuses on the role she played as part of the Grand Fleet in time...
The Story of the Royal Navy’s Coast of Ireland Command in the First World War
by Guy Warner
Price: $24.95
ISBN: 9781780731766
Publisher: Colourpoint
Pub Date: 2018-10-19
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Colourpoint
240 Pages
In 1914 Ireland was a naval backwater with only one base of any size. However, by the end of WWI, there were 18 naval bases operated by thousands of personnel, hundreds of ships of all sizes and dozens...
Royal Naval Air Service Airships During the First World War
by Guy Warner
Price: $13.95
ISBN: 9781780730080
Publisher: Colourpoint
Pub Date: 2012-03-14
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Colourpoint
64 Pages
Fascinating tale of pioneering aviation, anti-submarine warfare in WWI and the first military aviation facility in Ulster. Airships from the mooring-out station at Whitehead in Co. Antrim flew dozens...
A battlefield guide to the Irish regiments in the Great War and the monuments to their memory
by Steven Moore
Price: $26.95
ISBN: 9781780731025
Publisher: Colourpoint
Pub Date: 2016-06-13
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Colourpoint
256 Pages
At 7.30am on 1st July 1916, 60,000 men climbed out of their trenches, across No-Man's-Land and into the history books. The Battle of the Somme, which was to rage for four and a half months, would involve every Irish battalion on the Western Front. This is an invaluable guide for the armchair enthusiast and those visiting the battlefields.
The Story of the Young Citizen Volunteers and 14th Royal irish Rifles during the Great War
by Steven Moore
Price: $26.95
ISBN: 9781780730592
Publisher: Colourpoint
Pub Date: 2015-12-21
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Colourpoint
272 Pages
Conceived as non-sectarian and non-political the YCV was, in stages: a youth movement with national aspirations; a paramilitary body prepared to take up arms; and core of a British Army military unit...
The Cruthin were the earliest inhabitants of both Britain & Ireland to whom a definite name can be given. Their story is contentious, from distant origins to their influence on the present day,...
The classic story of Blair Mayne, late commanding officer of the first Special Air Service Regiment. He was an Air-Commando, a leader of the most daredevil and dangerous regiment in the British Army...
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Colourpoint Books is one of Ireland’s leading publishers publishing across a spectrum of subjects from Northern Ireland, Irish and general interest books covering historical, social, political, biographical and topical interests, to the long standing field of transport history and heritage. We take pride in our content and production quality and have a highly respected reputation in UK and Ireland transport publishing. 
