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The Irish defence forces since 1922 / Donal MacCarron ; illustrated by Bill Younghusband.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- MacCarron, Donal, author.
- Series:
- Men-at-arms series ; 417.
- Men-at-arms ; 417
- Men-at-Arms ; 417
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Ireland. Army--History.
- Ireland.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (48 p. ) ill. (some col.), ports.
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford, England : Osprey Publishing, 2004.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The Irish Defence Forces were born of the bloody aftermath of the 1921 treaty establishing the Irish Free State. In this text, Donal MacCarron surveys the role, organization and uniforms of the Irish Defence Forces, incorporating the Army, Air Corps and Naval Service. Born in the Civil War of 1922-23, the army of the Republic of Ireland occupied a sensitive place in the national culture for many years. In World War II (1939-1945), it faced the challenge of maintaining Ireland's integrity as neutral. Post-war, it found a new role in 1960, providing troops for the United Nations intervention in the war-torn Congo; and since then has supported UN missions in the Middle East and elsewhere. More recently the border with troubled Ulster has obliged the Republic to invest in reform and modernisation. Ireland's freedom to seek examples and equipment worldwide has created an interesting progression of uniforms, illustrated in this study of Ireland's forces over 80 years.
- Contents:
- Formation of Free State national army; Civil War 1922-23; The diminished force of the 1930s; The political background to the volunteer Territorial Force; The Treaty Ports & Forts handed back in 1938; World War II: the difficulties of neutrality - the Emergency Army & Local Defence Force - the eight invasion scares; Post-war reorganisation; Peace-keeping missions; Border security & counter-terrorism since 1968; The controversial EU commitment
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 41) and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (EBC, viewed March 20, 2018).
- ISBN:
- 9781780963938
- 1780963939
- 9781780963914
- 1780963912
- OCLC:
- 1369640491
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