CHILDERS, Erskine (Robert Erskine)
- CHILDERS, Erskine (Robert Erskine)
(1870-1922)
Irish nationalist, military theoretican and author of The Riddle of the Sands (1903), which describes an exploratory sea journey along the German coast and the uncovering of the secret plans for a German INVASION of the UK. The novel spawned many imitations, none meeting the power of the original, and was made into a lacklustre film in 1979. His warnings to the UK Government were continued later in two nonfiction works which exposed the folly of reliance on cavalry as an effective force against machine guns. EC was executed for treason (he was almost certainly guiltless) by the fledgling Irish Free State.
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Childers, Erskine H — ▪ president of Ireland born Dec. 11, 1905, London died Nov. 17, 1974, Dublin Irish statesman and fourth president of the Irish Republic (1973–74). He was the second Protestant to hold the office (the first being Douglas Hyde, 1938–45).… … Universalium
Robert Erskine Childers — DSC (25 June 1870 ndash;24 November 1922) was an author and Irish nationalist who was executed by the authorities of the nascent Irish Free State during the Irish Civil War. He was the son of British Orientalist scholar Robert Caesar Childers;… … Wikipedia
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Erskine Hamilton Childers — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Childers. Erskine Hamilton Childers … Wikipédia en Français
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Erskine Hamilton Childers — Büste von Erskine Hamilton Childers Erskine Hamilton Childers (* 11. November 1905 in London; † 17. November 1974 in Dublin), Sohn des im Irischen Bürgerkrieg hingerichteten Schriftstellers Ro … Deutsch Wikipedia
Robert Caesar Childers — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Childers. Robert Caesar Childers (1866). Robert Caesar Childers, né en 1838 et mort à Londres le 25 … Wikipédia en Français
Erskine Barton Childers — (11 March, 1929 ndash;25 August, 1996) was a writer, BBC correspondent and United Nations senior civil servant. He was the eldest son of Erskine Hamilton Childers (Ireland s fourth President) and Ruth Ellen Dow Childers. His grandfather, Robert… … Wikipedia
Robert Erskine Childers — (* 25. Juni 1870 in Glendalough; † 24. November 1922 in Dublin) war ein irischer Schriftsteller, Politiker und prominenter Anhänger der irischen Unabhängigkeitsbewegung. Inhaltsverzeichnis … Deutsch Wikipedia
