{"product_id":"irish-defence-forces-since-1922","title":"Irish Defence Forces since 1922","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBorn in the Civil War of 1922–23, the army of the Republic of Ireland occupied a sensitive place in the national culture for many years.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn World War II, it faced the challenge of maintaining Ireland’s integrity as a neutral. Post-war, it found a new role in 1960, providing troops for the United Nations intervention in the war-torn Congo; and since then has supported UN missions in the Middle East and elsewhere. More recently the border with troubled Ulster obliged the Republic to invest in reform and modernisation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIreland’s freedom to seek examples and equipment worldwide has created an interesting progression of uniforms, illustrated in this study of Ireland’s forces over 80 years.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Product","offer_id":57296553279832,"sku":"9781841767420","price":18.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781841767420.jpg?v=1778829375","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/irish-defence-forces-since-1922","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}