Showing Michael Collins and the Troubles: The Struggle for Irish Freedom 1912-1922 by Ulick O'Connor

When Asquith introduced his bill for Home Rule for Ireland in 1912, he sparked a decade of violence and turbulence for Ireland and her people. Michael Collins played a crucial role in rekindling Ireland's aspirations for freedom. A leading figure in the nation's bitter and bloody resistance to British Rule, he played a key part in reshaping Ireland's history as we know it today. Ulick O'Connor includes valuable new information about the secret war against England and provides a dramatic account of Ireland's fight for freedom. To substantiate his account, the author draws upon crucial material from the archives of General Richard Mulcahy, Collin's Chief of Staff, as well as personal interviews with Mulcahy, Eamon de Valera, and many other leading figures.