The years between 1939 and 1945 were a traumatic time for many around the globe as the Second World War raged across the continents. In Northern Ireland, the landscape and culture transformed dramatically.
‘Life-Line to Freedom’ by Derrick Gibson-Harries makes the claim that “Ulster was practically one of the states of the USA”. With around 300,000 members of the United States’ armed forces passing through Northern Ireland, it may have seemed so at the time. As well as the arrival of the American troops, this book looks at the role played by the Ulster Home Guard, the British Army Units in Northern Ireland, and details how all walks of life changed for the people of Ulster during World War Two.