Britain, Ireland and the Second World War
By: Ian S. Wood
Series: Societies at war
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Edinburgh
Language: eng
Number of pages: 238
ISBN-13: 9780748623273
Subjects: Politics and government; World War, 1939-1945; Foreign relations; Irish Participation
Description: Drawing upon both published and unpublished sources, this book illustrates the war's impact on people on both sides of the Irish border and shows how it failed to resolve sectarian problems in Northern Ireland while raising higher the barriers of misunderstanding between it and the Irish state across its border.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.