{"product_id":"general-eoin-oduffy-9781476693262","title":"General Eoin ODuffy","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e   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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e   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 upo\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePreface\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 1. Beginnings\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 2. Eoin O'Duffy's War\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 3. From Truce to Treaty\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 4. The Treaty\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 5. The Civil War\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 6. Building the Guards\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 7. Leading the Blueshirts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 8. In Politics\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 9. National Corporate Party\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e10. The Spanish Civil War\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e11. The Emergency\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEpilogue\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePostscript\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter Notes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBibliography\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndex\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"McFarland \u0026 Co Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51040522010967,"sku":"9781476693262","price":34.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781476693262.jpg?v=1750947003","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/general-eoin-oduffy-9781476693262","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}