Michael Collins: A Biography - Couverture souple

Coogan, Tim Pat

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0099685809 ISBN 13 : 9780099685807

Editeur : 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.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

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.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Arrow Books Ltd
• Date d'édition: 1991
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0099685809
• ISBN 13: 9780099685807
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 528
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible