The Devil's Deal: The IRA, Nazi Germany and the Double Life of Jim O Donovan - Softcover

Donoghue, Dave O

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1848400802 ISBN 13: 9781848400801

Publisher: New Island Books, 2010

Synopsis

David O’Donoghue has done us all a service in bringing this little-known but significant figure to life, drawing on O’Donovan’s unpublished memoirs to combine academic rigour with a racy, readable narrative.' - The Irish Times Jim O'Donovan was a major IRA figure whose fighting career had, by 1945, spanned almost three decades. A shadowy and enigmatic character, he was also the IRA's chief liaison officer with the Third Reich during WWII. A State employee by day and top IRA officer by night, he projected himself as a pillar of middle-class Dublin, and worked as a manager for the ESB until his retirement. This book details O'Donovan's involvement in the infamous S-Plan bombing campaign in England (1939-1940). The IRA's officer commanding the English Midlands region in 1939 was Belfast man, Dominic Adams, an uncle of Gerry Adams. Using hitherto unpublished material, The Devil's Deal throws fresh light on this little-known chapter of Irish history, when extreme Republicans backed the Nazi horse in a desperate bid to create a united Ireland, albeit under the German jackboot. Includes a foreword by Diarmaid Ferriter.

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About the Author

Born in Cork city in 1952. After working as a reporter with RTAe, he moved to Paris as a journalist with Agence-France-Press (AFP), the French international news agency. He has also worked in the Benelux countries, Singapore and Britain.

Edition details

• Publisher: New Island Books
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1848400802
• ISBN 13: 9781848400801
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 354