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Ireland’s Wars: Ireland And The Nuclear Threat

Posted on Feb 28, 2023 by NFB

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 →

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Ireland’s Wars: The End Of The Border Campaign

Posted on Jan 3, 2023 by NFB

The IRA had committed an enormous amount of its resources, in terms of personnel, guns and explosives, to Operation Harvest. The very earliest stages of this campaign had brought significant success, designating the IRA once again as a major force … Continue reading →

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Ireland’s Wars: The Border Campaign Continues

Posted on Dec 27, 2022 by NFB

The Brookborough raid had been a decidedly mixed bag for the IRA: from an operational standpoint it had been a total disaster, but it had somehow managed to give the IRA a major propaganda coup in mass attendance funerals and … Continue reading →

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Ireland’s Wars: The IRA After The Second World War

Posted on Nov 22, 2022 by NFB

If the immediate time period after the end of the Second World War was a difficult era for Ireland in general, then it is fair to say that is was an extremely difficult era for the Irish Republican Army. World … Continue reading →

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Ireland’s Wars: The Post-Second World War Years And The Republic Of Ireland

Posted on Nov 15, 2022 by NFB

Ireland and Northern Ireland had emerged from the Second World War years with their established territory and sovereignty intact, but from there they were going to take very different paths. Today, we focus on the south, where having dealt with … Continue reading →

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Ireland’s Wars: Final Thoughts On The Second World War

Posted on Nov 1, 2022 by NFB

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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Ireland’s Wars: Ireland And The Holocaust

Posted on Oct 25, 2022 by NFB

In this, my final entry on the Second World War aside from some final thoughts next week, we must finally turn to the Holocaust. In this series I tend to cleave to the view that my remit is military affairs … Continue reading →

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Ireland’s Wars: Ireland And The Axis

Posted on Oct 18, 2022 by NFB

Having taken a closer look at the diplomatic history of Ireland in the Second World War as it pertains to the Allies, it is now time for us to switch focus to the Axis. The diplomatic relations between Dublin and … Continue reading →

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Ireland’s Wars: Ireland And The Allies

Posted on Aug 23, 2022 by NFB

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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Ireland’s Wars: The IRA Leadership Crisis in 1942

Posted on Aug 16, 2022 by NFB

Any organisation, if it wants to succeed, needs good leadership. That can take many forms depending in the situation, whether it is a firm guiding hand or something more stand-offish. But I think one consistent thing, is that good leadership … Continue reading →

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