Ireland couldn’t stomach war, so it went hungry at home

Ireland During the Second World War

EARLY histories of Ireland during World War II were dependent on British, American, and German archives, because Irish state papers were not made available until the mid-1970s. As a result, the writing concentrated on security and diplomatic matters.

Bryce Evans ignores defence and foreign policy issues and concentrates on economic and social conditions. Ireland may, on reflection, have appeared a tranquil isle in a world gone berserk, but this was not how it was.