Ireland's revolutionary diplomat : a biography of Leopold Kerney /
Leopold Kerney was one of the most important Irish ambassadors to several European nations during the tumultuous 1920s and 1930s, and was accordingly drawn into much of the strife and diplomatic intrigue of that era. He is the subject of this book, as the work and life of Kerney is scrutinized and c...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Notre Dame, Indiana :
University of Notre Dame Press,
[2019]
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| Summary: | Leopold Kerney was one of the most important Irish ambassadors to several European nations during the tumultuous 1920s and 1930s, and was accordingly drawn into much of the strife and diplomatic intrigue of that era. He is the subject of this book, as the work and life of Kerney is scrutinized and contextualized. Kerney had dealings in Paris during World War I, navigated a complex diplomatic climate in Franco-era Spain and had perilous encounters with German military intelligence during World War II. |
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| Physical Description: | viii, 330 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780268105051 0268105057 9780268105068 0268105065 |