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Ireland’s Wars: 1972 Campaigns And Ceasefires
Bloody Sunday was not the sole reason why recruitment and support for organisations like the Official Irish Republican Army or the Provisional Irish Republican Army in this period began to truly skyrocket, but it has been acknowledged by many senior … Continue reading
Posted in History, Ireland, Ireland's Wars, War
Tagged 1972, adams, britain, british army, faulkner, heath, history, ira, ireland, mcguinness, northern ireland, oira, pira, troubles, uvf
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Ireland’s Wars: 1971 And PIRA’s First Campaign
The deteriorating situation in Northern Ireland as 1970 ended and 1971 began was summed up nicely by two well-publicised quotes from Reginald Maulding, then Home Secretary. In a news conference Maulding used the unfortunate phrase “an acceptable level of violence” … Continue reading
Posted in History, Ireland, Ireland's Wars, War
Tagged 1971, ballymurphy, belfast, britain, faulkner, history, internment, ireland, northern ireland, oira, pira, uvf, war
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Ireland’s Wars: August 1969 Outside Of Derry
The Battle of the Bogside was just the beginning. Soon after the initial clashes of the Catholic residents with the RUC and the Orange Order, things would quickly spill over into the rest of Northern Ireland. This was most especially … Continue reading
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Tagged 1969, b specials, belfast, britain, dcda, derry, history, ira, ireland, NICRA, northern ireland, ruc, war
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Ireland’s Wars: Ireland And The Nuclear Threat
It is very obvious to say that Ireland in the world of 20th century geo-politics and conflict was a very small part of affairs. The major histories of war and diplomatic relations of that century are all bound up in … Continue reading
Ireland’s Wars: Final Thoughts On The Second World War
While the Second World War was not a conflict that I would say is pivotal in Irish history, relative to things like the Eleven Year Wars or the 1798 Rebellion or the Irish revolutionary period, it is still too large … Continue reading
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Tagged britain, de valera, germany, history, ira, ireland, irish named regiments, second world war, war, world war 2
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Ireland’s Wars: The End Of The Second World War
The end of 1944 had seen the various fronts of the war heading towards their conclusion, but with sizable obstacles still to be tackled. In the west, the Allies had to first withstand the unexpected blow of the Ardennes offensive, … Continue reading
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Tagged 1945, britain, germany, history, ireland, second world war, war, world war 2
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Ireland’s Wars: The Irish With Germany
When it comes to Irish who served the belligerent powers of the Second World War, the vast, vast majority served with the Allies. Whether it was with the Irish named regiments who fought in just about every British theatre of … Continue reading
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Tagged brady, britain, germany, history, hungary, ireland, joyce, oder, propaganda, romania, second world war, SS, stringer, war, world war 2
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Ireland’s Wars: U-Boats Off Ireland
Irish territory was a battleground during the Second World War, in different ways. That can be seen in the way that Irish land was bombed by the German Luftwaffe on multiple occasions, or in how German spies were implanted in … Continue reading
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Tagged atlantic, britain, germany, history, ireland, second world war, u-boats, war, world war 2
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Ireland’s Wars: The Long Watch
One of the longest campaigns of the Second World War, one that perhaps encompassed the totality of the war as it pertained to Europe, was the Battle of the Atlantic. As had been the case in the First World War, … Continue reading
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Tagged atlantic, britain, germany, history, ireland, irish pine, kerlogue, mercantile marine, second world war, war, war at sea, world war 2
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Ireland’s Wars: Ireland And The Allies
We move now from the more select observations of Ireland in the Second World War back to the larger picture. Far more than they needed to with the Axis powers, Ireland was obligated to have a great deal of interaction … Continue reading
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Tagged britain, churchill, de valera, germany, gray, history, ireland, maffey, neutrality, roosevelt, second world war, USA, war, world war 2
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