Northern Ireland in the Second World War
What was the full impact of the Second World War on Northern Ireland and how important was its role in the allied cause? This book assesses Northern Ireland’s contribution to the war effort – its industrial production, its use as …
Product Details
| Author(s) | Brian Barton |
| Publication Date | 1995 |
| Publisher | Ulster Historical Foundation |
| Format | Paperback |
| ISBN | 978-0901905-69-7 |
Product Description
What was the full impact of the Second World War on Northern Ireland and how important was its role in the allied cause?
This book assesses Northern Ireland's contribution to the war effort - its industrial production, its use as a base and training centre for British and American troops, its strategic importance in the Battle of the Atlantic and the contribution of its volunteers to the allied campaigns.
Using recently released papers in Dublin, it looks anew at the Blitz, particularly on whether the lights in neutral Eire helped the German bombers in their devastating raids. It creates much of the atmosphere of what it was like to live for over 5 years under the combined attentions of German bombers, shortages, bureaucracy and American soldiers.
It examines the sensitive issues of why there was no conscription, the initially lack-lustre performance of the Unionist government, de Valera's persistence with neutrality, and the extent of the tensions between locals and GIs stationed here. The long-term significance of the war on inter-community relations, on govermental relations north and south, and between Stormont and Westminister is assessed.
It contends that in many of these areas, and in the establishment of the post war welfare state, the Second World War was a major turning point in the history of Northern Ireland.
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