Foy looks in depth at Michael Collins's role in the Anglo-Irish War of 1919-1921. He describes Collins's rise to prominence within Irish republicanism after the Easter Rising and, as de facto leader of the IRA and GHQ Director of Intelligence, how he was instrumental in bringing…
Michael Collins if often thought of as Ireland's lost leader: a man born into a revolutionary environment who became a skilled statesman and military leader. Michael Foy's book looks in depth at Collins's key role in the Anglo Irish War. It is based on primary sources which have…
"Michael T. Foy examines the intelligence war between Collins and the British and both sides' efforts to achieve victory, as well as the activities and methods of Collins's Intelligence Department, assassination Squad and his moles within the British administration. Collins's pe…