How Long to Read Eoin O'Duffy

How Long Does it Take to Read Eoin O'Duffy?

It takes the average reader 7 hours and 55 minutes to read Eoin O'Duffy by Fearghal McGarry

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

Eoin O'Duffy was one of the most controversial figures of modern Irish history. A guerrilla leader and protégé of Michael Collins, he rose rapidly through the ranks of the republican movement. By 1922 he was chief of staff of the IRA, a member of the Irish Republican Brotherhood's Supreme Council, and a Sinn Féin deputy in Dáil éireann. As chief of police, O'Duffy was the strongest defender of the Irish Free State only to become, after hisemergence as leader of the Blueshirt movement in 1933, the greatest threat to its survival. Increasingly drawn to international fascism, he founded Ireland's first fascist party, and led an Irish Brigade to fight under General Franco in the Spanish Civil War. He died in wartime Dublin, a Nazi collaborator, and a broken man.This study, the first ever biography of Eoin O'Duffy, draws on unpublished archival and personal papers to trace his journey from revolutionary republicanism to fascism. It examines the importance of cultural forces, including the legacy of the Irish-Ireland movement, Catholicism, anti-communism, and O'Duffy's ideas on sports, morality, and masculinity to explain his descent into extremism. McGarry peels away the public persona to reveal a complex picture of the motives which drove thisextraordinary career. A crusading moralist and advocate of teetotalism, obsessed with the need to counter public immorality, who was at the same time a closet homosexual and alcoholic, O'Duffy's remarkable life was characterised by self-aggrandisement, fantasy, and contradiction.This fascinating biography explores themes as diverse as cultural nationalism, violence, sectarianism, militarism, and masculinity to shed new light on Irish republicanism and the politics of interwar European fascist movements. It is essential reading for anyone seeking to understand the complexities of culture, politics, and society in interwar Ireland.

How long is Eoin O'Duffy?

Eoin O'Duffy by Fearghal McGarry is 459 pages long, and a total of 118,881 words.

This makes it 155% the length of the average book. It also has 145% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Eoin O'Duffy Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 10 hours and 49 minutes to read Eoin O'Duffy aloud.

What Reading Level is Eoin O'Duffy?

Eoin O'Duffy is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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