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With David Orr he has written \"The Rifles are There: 1st \u0026amp; 2nd Battalions The Royal Ulster Rifles in the Second World War\" and \"A New Battlefield; The Royal Ulster Rifles in Korea\". They are currently in collaboration on a history of the Ulster Volunteer Force and 36th Ulster Division, 1913-1919. 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