Michael Collins: A Biography - Softcover

Coogan, Tim Pat

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0099685809 ISBN 13: 9780099685807

Publisher: Arrow Books Ltd, 1991

Synopsis

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.' And 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.

About this title

About the Author

Tim Pat Coogan, former editor of the Irish Press, is well known on both sides of the Atlantic for his journalism and especially for his books, which include Wherever Green is Worn, The Troubles, Michael Collins and De Valera.

From the Back Cover

'It's my considered opinion that in the fullness of time, history will record the greatness of Collins and it will be recorded at my expense.' Eamon De Valera

When Michael Collins signed the Anglo-Irish Treaty in December 1921, he remarked to Lord Birkenhead, 'I may have signed my actual death warrant.' And in August 1922, that prophecy came true - Collins was show and killed by a fellow Irishman.

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.

'There have been several other lives of Collins, but none has assembled such wealth of detail.' Independent on Sunday

'The events described in this book can usefully be learned from by those who govern Ireland now.' Financial Times

'A lively and colourful adventure story with a fascinating yet recognisably human, hero.' Dublin Sunday Press

'Enjoyable and valuable.' David Puttnam

Edition details

• Publisher: Arrow Books Ltd
• Publication date: 1991
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0099685809
• ISBN 13: 9780099685807
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 528