{"product_id":"behind-the-green-curtain-t-ryle-dwyer-9780717146505","title":"Behind the Green Curtain: Ireland's Phoney Neutrality During World War II","description":"Irish diplomats spied for the United States during the course of the war. Irish diplomats in Europe carried messages and supplied information to the OSS the predecessor of the CIA with the full knowledge and consent of de Valera. Behind the Green Curtain is a comprehensive account of Irish neutrality, focusing strongly on the American and to a lesser extent the Canadian connection. It confirms beyond any doubt that Ireland made a positive and partisan contribution to the allied war effort. Neutrality has become a shibboleth of modern Irish politics. Behind the Green Curtain explodes the myth behind that shibboleth in the most decisive way. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom the reviews: \u003cbr\u003eExcellent and probably definitive account of Irish neutrality during the Second World War. Kevin Myers, Irish Independent \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith his brilliantly researched book, Dwyer confirms his status as a walking encyclopedia of Irish history as a work of scholarship, \u003ci\u003eBehind the Green Curtain\u003c\/i\u003e is nothing less than superb. Andrew Lynch, Sunday Business Pos\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e T. Ryle Dwyer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0717146502\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780717146505\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Gill Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/03\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 448\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.70h x 5.00w x 1.30d","brand":"T. Ryle Dwyer","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48443636023551,"sku":"9780717146505","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1eb97ec7-2c3d-460b-8203-b4b5063b9bfd.jpg?v=1777206787","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/behind-the-green-curtain-t-ryle-dwyer-9780717146505","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}