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The Irish Defence Forces since 1922
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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, it faced the challenge of maintaining Ireland's integrity as a 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 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.
Table of Contents
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
Product details
| Published | 22 Oct 2004 |
|---|---|
| Format | Paperback |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 48 |
| ISBN | 9781841767420 |
| Imprint | Osprey Publishing |
| Illustrations | 36 b/w; 8 col |
| Dimensions | 248 x 184 mm |
| Series | Men-at-Arms |
| Short code | MAA 417 |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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