The Man Who Made Ireland
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Traces the life of the man who negotiated for Irish independence and describes the political background of the times
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As a child and youth, O’Dwyer witnessed the depredations committed during the Irish War of Independence by British troops and their much-feared and resisted recruits, the Black and Tans. In this extensively researched biography, journalist-historian Coogan traces how the former accountant Michael Collins, as director of intelligence for the Irish Republican Army (IRA), astonished British governments used to crushing prior Irish rebellions.
After signing a controversial treaty creating the Irish Free State (with concessions opposed by the O’Dwyer family), Collins fell victim to an assassin’s bullet. I finished this biography filled with questions about Collins’ death and what might have…
From Michael's list on Irish-American rebel attorney Paul O’Dwyer.
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