{"title":"Jack Traynor","description":"Jack Traynor is an Irish Research Council-funded PhD candidate at the Department of History in Trinity College Dublin.","products":[{"product_id":"general-eoin-oduffy-the-political-life-of-an-irish-firebrand-paperback","title":"General Eoin O'Duffy: The Political Life of an Irish Firebrand - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Most of the prominent figures from Ireland's revolutionary generation have been endlessly profiled and commemorated but the controversial General Eoin O'Duffy remains a pariah. Despite reaching the heights of leadership in the republican movement during the Irish revolutionary period--and subsequently becoming a key state-builder in early independent Ireland as head of the national police force--O'Duffy's legacy retains a whiff of sulphur. It has been tarnished by his controversial political career in the 1930s, including his leadership of the fascistic Blueshirts and his pro-Franco involvement in the Spanish Civil War.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Using a blend of well-charted and previously overlooked or unavailable material, this book examines the tumultuous periods of Ireland's struggle for independence and the early Irish Free State. It foregrounds O'Duffy's place within pro-treaty Irish nationalism. A militarist and supporter of Michael Collins, he became a safe pair of hands relied upon to rescue the pro-treaty regime during crises.The book offers new interpretations on his involvement with international fascism and provides a much needed nuance on the prevalence of crypto-fascist outlooks in the 1930s. It seeks to blow away the cobwebs of mythology and recalibrate our understanding of this most controversial Irishman.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67962253607135,"sku":"9781476693262","price":89.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/5ujPWSsdfz9781476693262.webp?v=1791687095"}],"url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/collections\/jack-traynor.oembed","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}