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Originally Posted by Nick Beale
I'd recommend getting hold of Adam Tooze's "The wages of destruction" (just out in paperback) which is about the Nazi economy. He argues that the main object of Nazi conquest was to acquire industrial or agricultural resources and I'd guess that - aside from the military drawbacks already mentioned - the Ireland of the 1940s had very little to exploit/steal, so wasn't an attractive target.
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Thanks for the book referral.
De Valera and Churchill had discussions about this very subject. Dev told Churchill, his people would fight along side the Royal Army to expel the Germans.
But still wouldn't allow US or UK forces, bases in the Republic to help guard the Western Approaches.
And a toast and salute to the 50,000 plus lads who left Erie to fight Hitler and Co.