An 'Irish Cuba' - on Britain's doorstep? This book studies perceptions of the Soviets' influence over Irish revolutionaries during the Cold War.
The Dublin authorities did not allow the Irish state's non-aligned status to prevent them joining the West's crusade against communism.
Leading officials, such as Colonel Dan Bryan in G2, the Irish army intelligence directorate, argued that Ireland should assist the NATO powers.
These officials believed Irish communists were directed by the British c.
Liverpool University Press 'an alien ideology': cold war perceptions of the irish republican left, hardcover/john mulqueen
