Michael Collins
A Biography
1st Edition
Published on 16. December 2015
524 pages
978-1-78497-536-4 (ISBN)
Description
When President of the Irish Republic Michael Collins signed the Anglo-Irish Treaty in December 1921, he remarked to Lord Birkenhead, 'I may have signed my actual death warrant.'
In August 1922 during the Irish Civil War, that prophecy came true - Collins was shot and killed by a fellow Irishman in a shocking political assassination.
So ended the life of the greatest of all Irish nationalists, but his visions and legacy lived on.
This authorative and comprehensive biography presents the life of a man who became a legend in his own lifetime, whose idealistic vigour and determination were matched only by his political realism and supreme organisational abilities. Coogan's biography provides a fascinating insight into a great political leader, whilst vividly portraying the political unrest in a divided Ireland, that can help to shape our understanding of Ireland's recent tumultuous socio-political history.
In August 1922 during the Irish Civil War, that prophecy came true - Collins was shot and killed by a fellow Irishman in a shocking political assassination.
So ended the life of the greatest of all Irish nationalists, but his visions and legacy lived on.
This authorative and comprehensive biography presents the life of a man who became a legend in his own lifetime, whose idealistic vigour and determination were matched only by his political realism and supreme organisational abilities. Coogan's biography provides a fascinating insight into a great political leader, whilst vividly portraying the political unrest in a divided Ireland, that can help to shape our understanding of Ireland's recent tumultuous socio-political history.
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Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
ISBN-13
978-1-78497-536-4 (9781784975364)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Tim Pat Coogan is Ireland's best-known historical writer. His 1990 biography of Michael Collins rekindled interest in Collins and his era. He is also the author of: The IRA, Long Fellow, Long Shadow, Wherever Green is Worn and The Famine Plot.
Content
- Intro
- Welcome Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- Prologue
- Chapter 1: The Little Fella
- Chapter 2: Easter 1916
- Chapter 3: Kicking Down a Rotten Door
- Chapter 4: The Twelve Apostles
- Chapter 5: The Year of Terror
- Chapter 6: The Sky Darkens
- Chapter 7: Peace Comes Dropping Slow
- Chapter 8: Settling This Old Strife
- Chapter 9: Fighting the Waves
- Chapter 10: Wading Through Blood
- Chapter 11: Setting up the Six
- Chapter 12: The Mouth of Flowers
- Chapter 13: Honouring the Dead?
- Preview
- Acknowledgements
- Notes
- Appendix
- Bibliography and Sources
- Index
- About Michael Collins
- Reviews
- About Tim Pat Coogan
- Also by Tim Pat Coogan
- An Invitation from the Publisher
- Copyright
