Spying on Ireland - British Intelligence and Irish Neutrality During the Second World War

Zusatztext A model monograph. It is clear, methodical and systematic, demonstrating a mastery of the archives, its argument conveyed in lucid and occasionally spiky prose. Informationen zum Autor Eunan O'Halpin is the Bank of Ireland Chair of Contemporary History at Trinity College, Dublin. Klappentext Irish neutrality during the Second World War presented Britain with significant challenges to its security. Exploring how British agencies identified and addressed these problems, Eunan O'Halpin casts fresh light on the significance of both espionage and cooperation between agencies for developing wider relations between the two countries. Zusammenfassung Irish neutrality during the Second World War presented Britain with significant challenges to its security. Exploring how British agencies identified and addressed these problems, Eunan O'Halpin casts fresh light on the significance of both espionage and cooperation between agencies for developing wider relations between the two countries. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface List of Tables Abbreviations and Acronyms Biographical Notes 1: Britain's Irish security problem, 1922-1939 2: Phoney war, phoney spies: September 1939-April 1940 3: Invasion fears: May 1940-June 1941 4: From Barbarossa to Torch: July 1941-December 1942 5: Preparation for Overlord: January-December 1943 6: Anomalous, benighted, backwater: January 1944 to the late 1940s Conclusion Bibliography Index

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• Authors: Eunan O'Halpin, Eunan (Bank of Ireland Professor of Contemporary Irish History O'Halpin, O'Halpin Eunan
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 02.06.2008
• EAN: 9780199253296
• ISBN: 978-0-19-925329-6
• No. of pages: 335
• Dimensions: 165 mm x 241 mm x 19 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; European History, HISTORY / Military / General, HISTORY / Europe / Ireland, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / 20th Century, Ireland, Second World War, United Kingdom, Great Britain, c 1938 to c 1946 (World War Two period), Military intelligence, Modern warfare, c 1939 to c 1945 (including WW2), HISTORY / Military / Intelligence & Espionage, History / Wars & Conflicts / World War II / European Theater