http://www.irishcentral.com/topics/It+took+me+me+a+while+to+get+around+to+a+remarkable+book+%E2%80%98Britain IrishCentral It took me me a while to get around to a remarkable book ‘Britain en-us http://www.irishcentral.com/story/news/periscope/winston-churchill-had-plans-to-invade-ireland-in-second-world-war-----unionist-leader-believed-de-valera-was-pro-hitler-131940993.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/news/periscope/winston-churchill-had-plans-to-invade-ireland-in-second-world-war-----unionist-leader-believed-de-valera-was-pro-hitler-131940993.html Sun, 16 Oct 2011 03:00:13 PDT
It took me me a while to get around to a remarkable book ‘Britain, Ireland and the Second World War’ written by the Scottish historian Ian S Wood and published by Edinburgh University PressThe book is extraordinary in its detail of how the poisoned relationship between the two countries almost led to a second British invasion during the Second World WarIndeed Northern Prime Minister Lord Craigavon, AKA James Craig, actively encouraged such an invasion READ MORE ]]>