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Previously, it had been well understood that, for reasons of geographical location, Ireland had been prepared 'to show a certain consideration for Britain' as Eamon de Valera explained to the German minister in Dublin. It was equally known that combatants were not treated with absolute equality. Allied airmen who crash landed in Ireland were quietly repatriated to the UK across the land border with Northern Ireland. Over-fly rights were granted and tens of thousands of Irish men fought in the British Army. German air crew who crash-landed in Ireland were, however, interned for the duration of the war. What Dr Dwyer has uncovered goes far beyond any of this. Dwyer reveals that Irish diplomats were used as spies for the United States during the course of the war. Irish diplomats in Europe supplied information to the OSSothe predecessor of the CIAowith the full knowledge and consent of de Valera. Behind the Green Curtain is a comprehensive account of Irish neutrality, focusing strongly on the American, Britishoand to a lesser extent the Canadianoconnection. It confirms beyond any doubt that Ireland made a positive and partisan contribution to the allied war effort. Neutrality has become a shibboleth of modern Irish politics. Behind the Green Curtain explodes the myth behind that shibboleth in the most decisive way.
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Dr T. Ryle Dwyer is a journalist and historian based in Co. Kerry. Of mixed Irish-American parentage, he is the leading academic authority on Irish neutrality as it impacted on relations with the United States and is the author of the standard work on the subject, Irish Neutrality in the USA.
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- PublisherGill & Macmillan
- Publication date2009
- ISBN 10 0717146383
- ISBN 13 9780717146383
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages352
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Book Description 24 cm. x, 414 pages. Illustrated. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket. Excellent, as new condition with only minor signs of external wear. Irish diplomats spied for the United States during the course of the war. Irish diplomats in Europe carried messages and supplied information to the OSS - the predecessor of the CIA - with the full knowledge and consent of de Valera. Behind the Green Curtain is a comprehensive account of Irish neutrality, focusing strongly on the American - and to a lesser extent the Canadian - connection. It confirms beyond any doubt that Ireland made a positive and partisan contribution to the allied war effort. Neutrality has become a shibboleth of modern Irish politics. Behind the Green Curtain explodes the myth behind that shibboleth in the most decisive way. From the reviews: "Excellent and probably definitive account of Irish neutrality during the Second World War." Kevin Myers, Irish Independent "With his brilliantly researched book, Dwyer confirms his status as a walking encyclopaedia of Irish history.as a work of scholarship, Behind the Green Curtain is nothing less than superb". (Source: Andrew Lynch, Sunday Business Post) Sprache: english. Seller Inventory # 101134AB
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