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Irish identity and integration within the British armed forces, 1939-45

Steven O'CONNOR, Auteur |

Dans Irish Historical Studies (vol. 39 n 155 2015)

In 1878, a meeting organised in Dublin by those in favour of repealing the contentious Contagious Diseases Acts ended in chaos and disruption. The acts themselves empowered police and doctors to forcibly detain and examine women (which specified[...]

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Why did They Fight for Britain? : Irish Recruits to the British Forces, 1939-1945

Steven O'CONNOR, Auteur |

Dans Etudes irlandaises (Vol 40 n 1 2015)

In spite of Ireland's neutrality tens of thousands of Irish people fought in the British forces during the Second World War. Previous studies of these transnational volunteers have focused largely on government policies towards the recruits and [...]

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