Ireland's Secret War

A thrilling account of the true extent of Irish-Allied Co-Operation during World War II. Ireland's Secret War reveals strategic Nazi intentions for Ireland and the real role of leading government figures of the time, placing Dan Bryan and G2 - the military intelligence branch of the Irish Defence Forces - at the centre of the country's battle against Nazi Germany. With the help of over thirty-five hours of previously unpublished audio recordings that were held in storage in northern California for over fifty years, Marc Mc Menamin reveals the extraordinary unheard history of WWII in Ireland, told from the point of view of the main protagonists. Fascinating and entertaining, Ireland's Secret War reassesses the legacy of the Irish contribution to the Allied war effort through the voices of those involved at the time.

Marc McMenamin is an author, documentary maker and teacher originally from Ballyshannon, Co. Donegal. He holds an MA in History and a PGDE in Education from the National University of Ireland, Galway, and works as a teacher in Oaklands Community College, Edenderry, Co. Offaly, where he teaches English, History and Politics and Society. He has produced a number of award-winning radio documentaries for RTÉ Radio 1's Documentary on One, including Richard Hayes, Nazi Codebreaker, which was a finalist in the Best Radio Documentary Category at the 2018 New York Festivals. His 2013 radio documentary Peter Daly - Good Cop/Bad Cop? was shortlisted for numerous prizes including the 2014 Prix Europa and Prix Italia awards, while his 2015 radio documentary Seamus Darby and the Goal that Made Champions was shortlisted for Sports Documentary of the Year at the 2016 Celtic Media Awards. Marc also occasionally works as a reporter for RTÉ Radio 1's The History Show, and has worked as a researcher and assistant producer on a number of documentaries, most notably Virgin Media Television's Sinn Féin: Who Are They? Based in Dublin, Marc is an avid fan of cycling, Donegal GAA and the Republic of Ireland soccer team, and tries to get home to Ballyshannon as often as possible. Ireland's Secret War is his second book, following Codebreaker in 2018.