Military Internees, Prisoners of War and the Irish State during the Second World War
Author | : B. Kelly |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 132 |
Release | : 2015-04-29 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781137446039 |
ISBN-13 | : 113744603X |
Rating | : 4/5 (03X Downloads) |
Download or read book Military Internees, Prisoners of War and the Irish State during the Second World War written by B. Kelly and published by Springer. This book was released on 2015-04-29 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Between 1939 and 1945, over two hundred German and forty-five Allied servicemen were interned in neutral Ireland. They presented a series of extremely complex issues for the de Valera government, which strove to balance Ireland's international relationships with its obligations as a neutral.