IRA Internments and the Irish Government: Subversives and the State, 1939-1962

Focusing on a pivotal yet overlooked era in IRA history, this book analyzes the effectiveness of internment as a strategy employed by the Irish government during World War II and the border campaign. It explores the reasons for the eventual decline in this approach despite its earlier success in curbing IRA activities. Utilizing previously inaccessible primary sources from archives in Ireland and Britain, along with oral testimonies from contemporaries, the work provides a comprehensive political evaluation of the period, including detailed insights into the significant Lawless Case legal proceedings.