Military Aviation in Ireland 1921-45

Military Aviation in Ireland charts the history of the Irish Air Corps from its early days as the Military Air Service established by Michael Collins in 1922 to the ineffective air operations conducted during the Second World War period. Using extensive archival research, Michael C. O'Malley throws new light on the people and operations of Ireland's early aviation history. Lieutenant Colonel Michael C. O'Malley served in the Irish Air Corps, as a flying officer, from 1961 to 1999 and holds a doctorate in history from NUI, Maynooth. ""[Provides] detailed and comprehensive analysis. [Offers] depth of research and sophisticated analysis. This is an excellent book. It provides a fascinating insight into the early years of the Air Corps and in doing so sheds important new light on the organization and also on the wider Defense Forces in addition to revealing much of interest about the Civil War, about government decision making in the 1920s and 1930s and government policy during the ""Emergency."" It should be considered essential reading for anyone interested in any of these topics and will also appeal to the general reader interested in Irish history or in aviation matters. This book is well researched, well written, and I recommend it to you."" -Irish Literary Supplement ""In this groundbreaking organizational histroy, retired Irish Air Corps pilot O'Malley treats the problems affecting his service from the Free State's founding through 'the Emergency' of 1939-45.""-Choice