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Bryan Cooper
1884–1930
A soldier, parliamentarian, and man of letters, this Irish author brought first-hand experience to his writing about war and public life. His books combine eyewitness detail with the perspective of someone deeply involved in the turbulent world he described.
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The Tenth (Irish) Division in Gallipoli
by Bryan Cooper
About the author
Born in Simla, India, on June 17, 1884, Bryan Ricco Cooper was an Irish writer, soldier, politician, and landowner associated with Markree Castle in County Sligo. He was educated at Eton and the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, served in the British Army, and later took part in Irish political life, first at Westminster and then in Dáil Éireann.
Alongside politics, he built a body of writing shaped by military experience. He is especially remembered for works on the First World War, including The Tenth (Irish) Division in Gallipoli and The Ironclads of Cambrai, books noted for their close attention to soldiers, campaigns, and command.
Cooper died on July 5, 1930. For readers today, his work offers more than military history alone: it also reflects the outlook of a writer who moved between the worlds of service, government, and the Anglo-Irish country house.