A U.S. Spy in Ireland - Softcover

Quigley, Martin S.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1570984107 ISBN 13: 9781570984105

Publisher: Roberts Rinehart, 2001

Synopsis

In 1943 Martin Quigley was one of three intelligence agents sent to Ireland to evaluate Ireland's neutrality during World War II, or "the Emergency" as it was euphemistically termed by the Irish. The only agent to retain his cover (as a representative of the U.S. film industry), his mission was to confirm or deny the widely-held view that Ireland was unhelpful to the Allies and even pro-German, a sentiment that still obtains in the former Allied countries today.

Quigley's reports from Ireland, finally declassified in 1997 and reproduced in this volume, should once and for all dispel the myths that surround Irish neutrality, and his surprising conclusions will change how historians have traditionally viewed the role of Ireland during World War II. A U.S. Spy in Ireland also provides fascinating insights into the Ireland of 1943-its film business, politicians, church leaders, and social landscape.

About this title

About the Author:

Martin S. Quigley is an Irish-American writer, editor, publisher and educator. He is the author of ten other books, including Magic Shadows: The Story of the Origin of Motion Pictures and Hiroshima: Secret Action in the Vatican in the Spring of 1945.

Review:

Quigley provides some rare insights into the thinking of the time...an honest American evaluation of [Ireland's] foreign policy. (T. Ryle Dwyer)

About this edition

• Publisher: Roberts Rinehart
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 1570984107
• ISBN 13: 9781570984105
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 218