Jack Traynor

General Eoin O'Duffy

The Political Life of an Irish Firebrand

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Produktbeschreibung

Most of the prominent figures from Ireland's revolutionary generation have been endlessly profiled and commemorated but the controversial General Eoin O'Duffy remains a pariah. Despite reaching the heights of leadership in the republican movement during the Irish revolutionary period--and subsequently becoming a key state-builder in early independent Ireland as head of the national police force--O'Duffy's legacy retains a whiff of sulphur. It has been tarnished by his controversial political career in the 1930s, including his leadership of the fascistic Blueshirts and his pro-Franco involvement in the Spanish Civil War. Using a blend of well-charted and previously overlooked or unavailable material, this book examines the tumultuous periods of Ireland's struggle for independence and the early Irish Free State. It foregrounds O'Duffy's place within pro-treaty Irish nationalism. A militarist and supporter of Michael Collins, he became a safe pair of hands relied upon to rescue the pro-treaty regime during crises.The book offers new interpretations on his involvement with international fascism and provides a much needed nuance on the prevalence of crypto-fascist outlooks in the 1930s. It seeks to blow away the cobwebs of mythology and recalibrate our understanding of this most controversial Irishman.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland
• Seitenzahl: 242
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Januar 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 254mm x 178mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 463g
• ISBN-13: 9781476693262
• ISBN-10: 1476693269
• Artikelnr.: 69847352

Autorenporträt

Jack Traynor is an Irish Research Council-funded PhD candidate at the Department of History in Trinity College Dublin.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents Preface
1.
Beginnings
2.
Eoin O'Duffy's War
3.
From Truce to Treaty
4.
The Treaty
5.
The Civil War
6.
Building the Guards
7.
Leading the Blueshirts
8.
In Politics
9.
National Corporate Party 10.
The Spanish Civil War 11.
The Emergency Epilogue Postscript Acknowledgments Chapter Notes Bibliography Index