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Irish Secrets

Name: Irish Secrets
Author: Mark Hull
ISBN: 9780716527565

by Mark Hull, Brian Holden Reid (Editor), Enno Stephan

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Overview

"Irish Secrets graphically tells the little-known history of German military espionage activity in Ireland - despite Ireland's neutral stance - before and during the Second World War. It details illicit contacts between officers of the Abwehr (German Military Intelligence) and leaders of the Irish Republican Army with the intent of coordinating actions against British targets and the Irish State. Irish Secrets also examines the extent of pro-German support in Ireland, the fledgling Nazi party in Ireland, and the activities of Irish civilians and diplomats abroad who offered to serve Hitler's Germany." "This book explores why German intelligence ultimately failed, and proposes that the German effort represented a genuine menace to the Irish State and the Allies alike, which seriously threatened the official position of Irish neutrality. It makes for a gripping account of the intelligence war and highlights the brilliant, creative success of Irish Military Intelligence in waging a counter-espionage campaign that effectively neutralized the German threat." Drawing from newly released intelligence files in several countries, in-depth interviews conducted with the participants, and on other previously unpublished primary sources, the book conclusively rewrites what is presently known about a singularly fascinating aspect of the Second World War.

Synopsis

Hull (history, Saint Louis U., Missouri) recounts the history of German military espionage activity in Ireland before and during WWII. It examines the many types of activity, from illicit contacts between officers of the German Military Intelligence and leaders of the Irish Republican Army to the activities of Irish civilians and diplomats abroad who offered to serve Hitler's Germany. It also examines why German intelligence ultimately failed and proposes that the German effort represented a genuine menace to the Irish State and the Allies alike. Distributed in the US by ISBS. Annotation (c)2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR