Irish Volunteers In The Second World War
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Author | : Richard Doherty |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 416 |
Release | : 2002 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : |
This volume describes the contributions of Irish volunteers during WWII. Doherty (affiliation not cited) recounts the experiences of infantry soldiers, sailors with the merchant marine, artillery gunners, pilots, civilians, and prisoners of war. Coverage extends to the stories of those few who allied themselves with Hitler, including Edward Joyce (Lord Haw Haw). The volume is illustrated with 60 bandw photographs of people and places. It is distributed by Taylor and Francis. c. Book News Inc.
Author | : Brian Girvin |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 200 |
Release | : 2000 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : |
This volume of essays on the social, political and military history of Ireland during the Second World War explores the Irish contribution to the Allied cause, in particular the role and experience of Irish men and women who served in the British armed forces during the war. Also covered is the history of Northern Ireland during the war period, as are apsects of the post-war historiography of Irish involvement in the Allied struggle.
Author | : Richard Doherty |
Publisher | : Four Courts Press |
Total Pages | : 344 |
Release | : 1999 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : |
The story of Irish involvement in the Second World War is one that has been in danger of being overlooked. This book seeks to ensure that the role of Irish men and women in the forces of Great Britain, Australia, United States and other Allied nations is not forgotten. Using a variety of sources, including personal interviews, published material and archives in Britain, Ireland, the USA and Australia, the author outlines the achievements of Irish soldiers, sailors and airmen in many theatres of war.
Author | : Richard Doherty |
Publisher | : Appletree Press (IE) |
Total Pages | : 266 |
Release | : 1993 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Ian S. Wood |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 190 |
Release | : 2002 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : |
The claustrophobic years of the Second World War were a crucial watershed for neutral Ireland and the Irish. Neutrality was the key to Irish Prime Minister de Valera's foreign and domestic policy. Enforced economic hardship and isolation were seen by many as a blessing in disguise, hastening the new states coming of age. Many long lasting developments, such as the creation of a Central Bank signaled the beginning of the end of economic dependence on Britain. Neutrality ensured Britain, and more specifically Churchill, viewed Ireland with suspicion and barely concealed anger. Threats and inducements were used to persuade Ireland to allow the reoccupation of the Treaty Ports. Fear of IRA activity lead to increasingly draconian legislation. German spies were rumored to be forging links with an increasingly well-armed and militant IRA. Increased tension between Northern Ireland and the bombings of Belfast and Dublin raised questions about the viability of Ireland Neutrality.
Author | : Joe Gleeson |
Publisher | : Fonthill Media |
Total Pages | : 293 |
Release | : 2017-05-17 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : |
The First World War had an enormous impact on Ireland. Over 240,000 Irish men and women volunteered to serve with the Allied forces, suffering almost 40,000 casualties. The Irish contribution to the air war remains overlooked, not just in Ireland, but also by historians generally. Although just 6,000 Irish served with the Allied flying services at a cost of 500 casualties, their impact was out of all proportion to their numbers. The contribution of Irish aces of the RFC and RAF to the Allied cause was enormous, just over thirty of whom accounted for 400 enemy aircraft. Irishmen such as Mannock, McElroy and Hazell were among the highest-scoring pilots of the war. Some were revered by their men, others were controversial figures – reckless with their own lives and those under their command – but many of their stories remain untold. This book seeks to restore all those who were written out of Irish history, while also providing for their achievements to be considered in the overall context of the first air war. Illustrations: 24 black-and-white photographs
Author | : Richard Doherty |
Publisher | : Pen and Sword |
Total Pages | : 318 |
Release | : 2010-06-15 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1844684725 |
When war broke out in 1939 over 20,000 Irishmen were serving in the Royal Navy, Army and Royal Air Force with the greatest proportion in the Army. During the war this rose to over 120,000, suggesting that about 100,000 enlisted during the war. Nine earned the Victoria Cross; three members of the Royal Navy, including a Fleet Air Arm pilot, four soldiers, including a member of the Australian forces, and two RAF pilots. The author looks at the seven Irish regiments in campaigns across the globe, at Irish soldiers across the Army, at Irish sailors from the Battle of the River Plate to the final actions against Japan, and at Irish airmen from the first bombing raids of the war to the closing days of war. Included are outstanding personalities such as the Chavasse brothers, who earned three DSOs, three DSCs and two MiDs, Bala Bredin, Corran Purden, Brendan 'Paddy' Finucane, Blair Mayne and Roy Farran, the latter pair highly-decorated SAS officers. There are also Irish generals, such as Paddy Warren who died while commanding 5th Indian Division in Burma and Frederick Loftus Tottenham, who commanded 81st (West African) Division, not to mention giants such as Alexander, Auchinleck, Montgomery and McCreery. Irish women are not forgotten in the book which also takes a brief look at the Irish in other Allied forces, including a most unusual volunteer for the US Navy whose application to serve had to be approved by President Roosevelt. He was William Patrick Hitler, a nephew of Germany's führer.
Author | : John William Blake |
Publisher | : Blackstaff Press |
Total Pages | : 630 |
Release | : 2000 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : |
Preparations for an official account of Northern Ireland's role in World War II began in early 1940 when the Stormont government instructed its departments to keep a record of their activities during the conflict. In 1945, John W. Blake was invited to undertake the daunting task of writing a comprehensive history of the period.
Author | : Dermot Keogh |
Publisher | : Mercier Press Ltd |
Total Pages | : 360 |
Release | : 2004 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : |
Preparation, diplomacy, home front, war front and new perspectives on Ireland in the Second World War û a new generation of historians for a new appraisal.
Author | : Robert C. Skipper |
Publisher | : Tilbury, Ont. : R.C. Skipper |
Total Pages | : |
Release | : 1996-01-01 |
Genre | : World War, 1939-1945 |
ISBN | : 9780968094204 |