Dedication

Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Dedication v
3. Contents vii
4. List of figures viii
5. Acknowledgments x
6. Map of Eire during the Emergency xi
7. Introduction 1
8. 1 Agreements made, pledges broken 21
9. 2 Neutral states in a world at war, September 1939 to May 1940 43
10. 3 “Unstoppable” Germany, “unbeatable” Britain, June to December 1940 81
11. 4 In pursuit of America’s friendship, January to June 1941 109
12. 5 British friend, Irish foe, July to December 1941 140
13. 6 Efforts to “break the backbone” of Irish neutrality, January 1942 to December 1943 168
14. 7 Eire, neutral to the bitter end, January 1944 to June 1945 198
15. Conclusion 222
16. Bibliography 237
17. Index 246