De Valera stood and the others did as well. The Irish prime minister had no choice. Not only would his small army be cut to pieces if it resisted the Americans, but it was likely that many would refuse to fight against the United States. The U.S. could do what it wished. Germany was in decline. Not only had she lost badly in both North America and Russia, but, as a result, her satellites and allies were getting restive. There were rumors of a negotiated peace floating around, and peace would be a very good thing. Regardless what he thought about becoming a de facto ally of Great Britain, it was clear that doing so was inevitable and would put Ireland on the winning side. The enemy of my enemy is my friend.
It was two o’clock in the morning. If he was going to communicate a message of non-resistance to his army, he had to do it now. His secretary had been listening, his face pale.
“It would be idiocy for us to resist you,” de Valera said grimly. “The orders will go out immediately.” He nodded and the secretary skittered out to draft a short message. “You’ve gotten what you wished. You may leave now.”
On the Dublin street outside de Valera’s private quarters, Truscott and Grant breathed in the cool morning air. It was still dark and few were about. The car from the embassy awaited them.
Truscott smiled. His mission had been a success. The thought of Americans killing Irish was almost too awful to contemplate. In a short while he and Grant would be flying back to Washington via Iceland and Gander. With American forces in Ireland, Hitler would be further isolated. He had made only one commitment to de Valera and it was almost funny.
No British soldiers would be permitted to land in Ireland.
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