Introduction

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgements vi
4. Abbreviations and Identifying Titles vii
5. Preface ix
6. Introduction 1
7. 1. Setting the Stage: April 1937–August 1939 5
8. 2. ‘In Dublin’s Bright City’: September 1939–May 1940 20
9. 3. The Hazards of Neutrality: June–December 1940 46
10. 4. ‘More Than Ever “Ourselves Alone” ’: January–June 1941 66
11. 5. From ‘Operation Barbarossa’ to Pearl Harbor: June–December 1941 85
12. 6. Here Come the Yanks!: January–December 1942 105
13. 7. ‘Now We Have Won The War!’: January–December 1942 125
14. 8. Turning the Tide: January–December 1943 145
15. 9. ‘Eamon Who?’: January 1944 –May 1945 165
16. Bibliography 185
17. Index 191