Analysis: History records that Ireland has long occupied a place in the strategic military planning of other nations Ireland has featured in the strategic military planning of many nations throughout the centuries. This was often in the context of another power's conflict with Britain and included their intention of co-operating with Irish forces on arrival. Spain and France are prominent in Irish history and cultural memory for their military expeditions to Ireland, but plans to invade Ireland can also be found in military archives in Germany, Britain, the United States and elsewhere. As a nation, we have assumed we existed...