Michael Collins and the Troubles: The Struggle for Irish Freedom 1912-1922

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Great, but needs a new title.......2005-10-22

This is a great book, but it certainly can do with a new title --Michael Collins is only mentioned a few times within the first 3/4ths of the book. Don't let this stop you from reading it, though. O'Conner's conversational style makes it an engaging read on the events leading up to the wretched free state and the war for independence.

And I must disagree with the reviewer who wouldn't recommend this as a 'starting point for studying the Irish rebellion.' It's great. Read it. If you want some more on the topic read Rebels by Peter de Rosa and Bloody Sunday by James Gleeson.

Irish history as it might be taught in a Pub.......2004-03-30

I didn't mean to read this book. I had bought it for someone else but it never quite got there. Ulick O'Connor begins by relating a little of his own family's history and then goes into what can only be called a chronological ramble about Irish history.

This is by no means a biography of Michael Collins. In fact very little of the book is spent on Michael Collins himself. It is however an engaging conversation on the history of Ireland in the early 1900's.

This conversational style is hard to follow. To get something out of this book you must read it as though you are listening to a witness describe to you what happened in those critical days and do it over a pint of Guinness. If you can read the book in that perspective you will find that you have been given a personal introduction to the many men and women that drove the Irish freedom movement to the front of the world stage.

The author writes in a style that feels very personal. Not so much history but a story. A tale of people that were and are important to the author. However, because its so personal it is not very balanced. This is a tale of Irish Repulicans told by an Irish Repulican. No love is lost on the British Government or the Ulster Unionists.

I cannot recommend this book as a starting point for studying the history of the Irish rebellions and the roots of the IRA and Sinn Fein. I can however recommend this book as an excellent addition to a well rounded education on the topic.

Great Starter Book.......2003-09-30

If you've wanted to know about Michael Collins but all you've ever seen was the movie (dramatization) this is a great primer book for his background. I think Tim Pat Coogan's book is better for an in depth analysis of Mr. Collins. I've just started that one but would recommend it as well.

Good, But Probably Mistitled.......2003-06-26

O'Connor's title suggests that this book is strictly a biography of Michael Collins focused on the years 1912 through 1922. In actuality, it covers a wide range of people and events and I cannot recommend it strictly as a Collins biography. However, as a history book that happens to have an emphasis on Collins, particularly in the latter part, I can recommend it. O'Connor has relied on materials from the library of General Richard Mulcahy (the IRA's chief of staff in Collins' time) and on interviews with Eamon de Valera, et al. For those reasons alone, I believe it is worth at least a cursory glance. Because of O'Connor's interest in and work for the Abbey Theatre, this book does emphasize literature and the arts in terms of how they fueled the independence movement. For someone interested in humanities as well as history, this would be one of O'Connor's advantages. This selection is divided only into numbered chapters rather than parts and that can be a bit irritating at times, especially because this is not a traditional biography. Chapter One actually begins by discussing Charles Stewart Parnell and the untimely end of his career. From there, the reader is taken quickly through the Irish political climate from the late 1800s to 1912. It is not until the last third of the book that the audience learns of specific ways Collins kept the republican struggle afloat in tough times. Therefore, this book's usefulness can only be determined by what you intend to use it for. If you are trying to accumulate materials for a general study of modern Irish history, this book is worth owning. If you are looking for a typical Collins biography, this wouldn't be the best starting point.

Nice book.......2003-02-28

When I got the book I thought it would be more on Michael Collins . Despite this I thought it was a good book that help put into to prespective the events and people around him.

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The Welsh Wars of Independence
David Moore
Manufacturer: Tempus
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ASIN: 0752433210

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Independent Wales was defined in the centuries after the Romans withdrew from Britain in 410 AD. The Welsh achieved this despite Irish and Viking raids and colonization, despite the growing power of the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms, and despite frequent and often bitter dissension between themselves. Part of the Tempus History of Wales series, this study analyzes the wars of Welsh independence that encompass centuries of raids, expeditions, battles, and sieges—from increased pressure from the east from the 11th century onwards to the ambitious and almost successful revolt under Owain Glyn Dwr in the 15th century.

The Big Fellow: Michael Collins and the Irish Revolution

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A bit stilted, but enjoyable read
Childhood memories revisited
A Contemporary's View of Michael Collins
A fawning portrayal from a fan, not a historian
Passionate account of Collins' life

The Big Fellow: Michael Collins and the Irish Revolution
Frank O'Connor
Manufacturer: Picador
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Michael Collins and the Troubles: The Struggle for Irish Freedom 1912-1922
Michael Collins: The Man Who Made Ireland
Rebels: The Irish Rising of 1916
The Squad: The Intelligence Operations of Michael Collins
Mick: The Real Michael Collins

ASIN: 0312180500

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In 1916, a young man named Michael Collins returned to his native Ireland, after ten years in voluntary exile in London, to join one of the most impassioned and complicated revolutions in history. Playfully nicknamed "The Big Fellow," Collins began to take a key role in the uprisings, eventually becoming a revered revolutionary leader.

Acclaimed writer Frank O'Connor, a man who himself fought in the Irish Civil War, traces Collin's life from the day he returned to Dublin to the day a young Irish soldier shot him dead on a country road.

The Big Fellow achieves a narrative both probing and poetic as it chronicles the life of a man so charismatic that he made people "aware of his presence even when he was not visible, through that uncomfortable magnetism of the very air, a tingling of the nerves."

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A bit stilted, but enjoyable read.......2002-11-20

The controversy caused by this biography led it to be banned by the Irish government for decades. Unique in its contemporary view of this important Irish leader, Frank O'Connor's biography suffers from a rather stilted approach. However, what it lacks in historical accuracy and readability, this account of Collins's life proves an enjoyable read and recounts many enlightening first hand accounts of the man.

Childhood memories revisited.......2002-07-05

I remember reading this book in school in Ireland. Collins was a true patriot, but like most of us he had his faults. The book shows the good and bad at a time in Irish history when life was in some cases very cheap. Collins place in the peace treaty can never be discounted and the controvesy relating to the ambush and death will probably never be fully uncovered. I was and still am touched by his own words when he signed the treaty "today I have signed my own death warrant" a true giant the " Big Fellow ".

A Contemporary's View of Michael Collins.......2000-04-02

This biography was fascinating to me because it was written much closer to the time of the events related than more recent books on Collins, and was written by a man who fought in the Irish Civil War (in which Collins lost his life)and fought on the side opposite Collins. The book is written in a novelistic style that can sometimes be rather offputting, but it is nonetheless an intriguing view of the most charismatic and, probably, most effective Irish leader ever. Certainly it reveals the great regard in which Collins was, and is, held by his countrymen, even those who did not support him after the Treaty which precipitated the civil war(which Ireland seems only now to be putting behind it).Anyone interested in Michael Collins and the tremendous impact he had on his country should read this book.

A fawning portrayal from a fan, not a historian.......1999-04-10

Sadly, Frank O'Connor seems to have been more of an idolizer of Collins than an historian interested in focusing the reader on the important events of his life. One has to wade through multiple tepid apologies for his occasional boorishness, though O'Connor seems to find these stories irresistably cute and keeps going back to him again and again. It may be that the book is best suited to those who have read extensively the other biographers and historians so that this could be understood in context. The Big Fellow is not for the novice Irish history student, because you learn precious little from it and have to work hard to get that.

Passionate account of Collins' life.......1999-02-03

This Collins biography was the first one I ever read. I bought it immediately after viewing Neil Jordan's biopic in 1996 and tore through it cover-to-cover in no time flat. Part of that was from youthful enthusiasm and the rest because O'Connor's writing style is so engaging. O'Connor himself deemed the book a "labour of love" and it is clear from the very first page that he meant it. My paperback edition has a foreword from the author in which he explains his affinity to Collins and his motivations for writing the biography. From there, he divides the text into three parts: Lilliput in London, The Body and the Lash, and The Tragic Dilemma. He covers Collins' youth, though his focus begins during Collins' teen years in London. He discusses the Easter Rising, Collins' jail time, his work at infiltrating the British spy system, Bloody Sunday, Collins' assassination, and, very briefly, the aftermath in Ireland. Throughout the book, O'Connor gives his reader a voyeuristic peek into Collins' life through Collins' own words and Collins' personality traits. This is one of the best Collins biographies at allowing the audience to know Michael the person as opposed to Michael the soldier, Michael the revolutionary, or Michael the politician. Also what sets O'Connor apart is his creative writing background. His words are infused with a kind of passion to which many writers can only aspire. I have to admit the last three paragraphs of the book may have you in tears as I was the first time I read them. If you are new to the life of Collins, this is not a bad selection to begin with and, likewise, if you are already familiar with Collins, this is an excellent book to include in your collection.

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historical masterpiece
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an amazing read!!
Barnstorming read.
Easy read, well researched, and accurate.

Freedoms Sword
Peter Traquair , and Traquair
Manufacturer: Harpercollins Pub Ltd
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historical masterpiece.......2005-02-16

Traquair has taken an complex and emotive subject by the scruff of the neck and shaken it free of historical dogma. His grasp of the subject clearly shines through yet he avoids turgid academic language but writes with flare and pace which is so often missing from history texts. If you want an understanding of the Anglo-Scottish conflict that is based on strong research and that avoids the subjects myths and cliches, then read this book. Strongly recommended.

Sad Example of a Book.......2004-05-06

It is perhaps unfair for me to write a review well over a year after reading this book, but I meant to do so after I finished it and I let it slip till now. While Mr. Traquair is to be applauded for removing many of the myths about the Anglo-Scottish wars, and his work appears well documented, I would have to give this book a low score because it was the worst text I have ever read. Too often I found his sentences to be incredibly awkward and tortured. I would have to read the same sentence over several times to try and grasp his meaning and occasionally I would just have to give up and move on hoping to pull the meaning from the context of the whole paragraph. His style and grammar are in general deplorable and one wonders if his manuscript was ever reviewed by an editor. Lastly, he has managed to take an exciting period of Scottish history and make it incredibly dry and boring. While it is admirable to remove mythology from history, it is not necessary to also reduce history to lifeless prose lacking any color or imagination. After the first two chapters I had decided that this book was not going to be a good read, but like feeling compelled to watch all of Ishtar to take in the grandeur of its failure, I was drawn into completing this book only to see if its weaknesses would prevail throughout the whole work, which was indeed the case. I keep this book in my library as a reference for checking facts, but other than as a reference work, I would not recommend it as a good book to read. History need not be presented in a stifling way and lacking grace.

an amazing read!!.......2002-04-10

Yes, it is pure history and a fresh look at it, but done with a readable craft that nearly makes you forget that. Traquair has a firm control of what he wants to impart.

Well researched, loaded with tons of interesting details, maps and pictures - (many colour plates) , I highly recommend this book to anyone wanting to have a better understanding of the rise of Wallace and the Bruce and the conflict that caused England and Scotland to go to war.

Barnstorming read........2000-10-12

Peter Traquair's gift is to make a complex narrative readable and enjoyable whilst he retains scholalry assuredness. This is a barnstorming book that takes no prisoners in the pursuit of the truth behind the wars with a genuine feel for the period and the players. He avoids the mythology that damns so many Scottish books and places the wars in their wider context, whether in the Scottish highlands, the Plantagenet court or in the milieu of European warfare. This is a brilliant and rare study. Read it.

Easy read, well researched, and accurate........2000-07-10

Traquair utilizes a number of contemporary sources--both English and Scottish--to accurately reconstruct Robert Bruce's ambitious grab for the Scottish throne. Traquair also has a fine grasp of politics, the motives of all the key figures, and an understanding of the strategies that worked and the ones that failed. If you want to know not just WHAT happened, but WHY, this is the right book for you.

The Anglo-Irish War: The Troubles of 1913-1922 (Essential Histories)

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The author is a British Army officer with outrageous bias
The troubles
A Civil War, By Any Other Name

The Anglo-Irish War: The Troubles of 1913-1922 (Essential Histories)
Peter Cottrell
Manufacturer: Osprey Publishing
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ASIN: 1846030234
Release Date: 2006-03-28

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The Anglo-Irish War has often been referred to as the war 'the English have struggled to forget and the Irish cannot help but remember'. Before 1919, the issue of Irish Home Rule lurked beneath the surface of Anglo-Irish relations for many years, but after the Great War, tensions rose up and boiled over. Irish Nationalists in the shape of Sinn Féin and the IRA took political power in 1919 with a manifesto to claim Ireland back from an English 'foreign' government by whatever means necessary. This book explores the conflict and the years that preceded it, examining such historic events as the Easter Rising and the infamous Bloody Sunday.

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The author is a British Army officer with outrageous bias.......2007-05-06

The author treats with utter disdain the Irish men and women who directly or indirectly supported the Easter rising and subsequent years up to 1922. It would be an exaggeration to say that poor writing and bias drips off every page - more like every other paragraph. His childish scarcasms are a bit much, too. After reading this light volume, I found myself wondering what criteria Osprey Publishing uses in its selection of specific materials and authors! Be cautious with other volumes in this series.

If there was half a star, I would have rated this trash as such. The photographs are of good quality and interesting. If the book was around $1.50 I would suggest to "consider" purchasing for the photographs.

The troubles.......2007-03-17

Nice concise treatis on the Anglo-Irish wars. Typical of te Osprey publishing. Great inexpensive informative works on a multitude of subjects w/ great pics and I love the colour plates.

A Civil War, By Any Other Name.......2006-11-10

Peter Cottrell provides excellent insight into this partially forgotten conflict. For anyone who is unfamiliar with the Essential Histories series, these books provide a short and succinct description of a particular war. As expected, the book is ninety pages long and contains a wide selection of black and white photos. The Anglo-Irish war was different than most conventional wars. Large armies did not meet on the field of battle. The Troubles, as this war was called, is much closer to a civil war or an insurgency. Without too much imagination, the reader can see where this period bears some similarities to the current conflict in Iraq.

Even though this was not a conventional war, the book still provides useful tactical descriptions on certain actions, such as the Listowel Mutiny and the Ambush at Kilmichael. Numerous organizations were created, fought, and later disbanded during this conflict. This can be confusing to the average reader. Cottrell, however, does a nice job of describing the evolution and activities of the Royal Irish Constabulary (RIC), Irish Republican Army (IRA), the Black and Tans, and the Dublin Metropolitan Police (DMP) to name a few. The book also contains color maps of Ireland and its various counties along with tables of the number of wounded and killed during the applicable years.

Cottrell points out an annoying little fact that the Troubles were more of a civil war than a fight for freedom against the British invaders. Many of the Unionists were Irish. In other words, they were of the same ethnic heritage as their Republican enemies. A glaring illustration of this fact can be seen in the ranks of the RIC and DMP. These Irish organizations were clearly loyal to the Crown. Many historians also gloss over the fact that thousands of Irish took a break during this period to fight for England in World War I.

This book also provides an interesting example of information warfare, long before that term became common. Several Irish rebels were executed after the Easter Uprising. Britain exercised its normal right to execute people who fought against it during wartime (i.e.: World War I). Nevertheless, the British actions were painted in a negative light. On the other hand, atrocities committed by the IRA were often glossed over.

Some parts of the book are confusing, as the time line goes back and forth. A decent understanding of this period would be helpful to the reader. That said, it is still a nice summary of people and events that the average reader has vaguely heard of, such as Michael Collins and the Easter Uprising. The "Portrait of a Soldier" chapter talks about David Neligan, someone who fought on both sides. Despite a slightly confusing time line, this is a pretty good addition to the historical writing on this period.

For the Lion: A History of the Scottish Wars of Independence, 1296-1357

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For the Lion: A History of the Scottish Wars of Independence, 1296-1357
Raymond Campbell Paterson
Manufacturer: John Donald Publishers
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ASIN: 0859764354

Blood on the Shamrock: A Novel of Ireland's Civil War

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Blood On The Shamrock by Cathal Liam
A historical novel about Ireland's Civil War in the 1920's

Blood on the Shamrock: A Novel of Ireland's Civil War
Cathal Liam
Manufacturer: St. Padraic Press
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ASIN: 0970415524

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With the tragedy of Easter 1916 behind them and spurred on by the euphoria born of England's willingness to confer after months of bitter warfare, Irish republicans sense they are finally on the verge of triumph over their centuries-old foe. Ireland's freedom is just around the corner, or so it seems. But almost overnight the green hills of Ireland turn red again--blood red--as the bitter residue of Anglo-Irish politics unexpectedly erupts into unholy civil war, the repercussions of which are destined to sully the dream of Irish unity for years to come.

This work of historical fiction continues the chronicle of Aran Roe O'Neill, a fictional Irishman, and his tenacious comrades, both real and imagined. Together they reluctantly renew their struggle for Ireland's long-denied independence from England. Their action is triggered by the divisive treaty Dublin's fledging government negotiates with members of London's parliamentary leadership.

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Blood On The Shamrock by Cathal Liam.......2006-10-05

"The follow-up to his critically acclaimed novel, Consumed In Freedom's Flame, protagonist and factional Irishman, Aran Roe O'Neill returns in this historically accurate factional tale of Ireland's Civil War. The book opens with a military entourage carrying Irish rebel leader Michael Collins to a mysterious meeting aimed at putting an end to the savage conflict gripping the country. As a passenger in the car with Collins, O'Neill is caught in the midst of the ambush that would eventually leave his beloved leader - and perhaps even the hopes of a generation - dying on a country road. The novel then shifts back to the end of the Irish War of Independence as the British government awaits the arrival of an Irish delegation charged with attaining their country's sovereignty after hundreds of years of supplication. As [Eamon] de Valera jostles for an outcome that appears motivated by personal rather than stately reasons, Collins is reluctantly press-ganged into joining the Irish deputation. With the threat of total war imminent, the Irish delegation are forced to return to the country with a less than desirable treaty for those who sought a full 32-county republic, a position that the author pointedly claims: 'once a means to achieving a broad ends, had become a narrow end in itself.' With the factions split, the country becomes embroiled in a bitter, insidious conflict that turns comrade and households upon themselves. There are possibly those that would charge the author with being too far in the Collins camp, but with the dispassionate eye of history now finally beginning to fall on Ireland's most depressing dispute, it is hard to escape Liam's presentation of Ireland's most dominant political figure as an egotistical, arrogant man armed only with his own selfish, myopic vision. As one of Collin's inner circle, the newly married protagonist sees his own life unravel along with those around him as Liam's superbly researched book brings alive one of Ireland's darkest hours. Armed with murderous subplots, along with romance, heroism and betrayal galore, this is certainly one of the most dynamic and enjoyable retellings of the Irish Civil War that I have ever read." Joe Kavanagh, Irish Connections magazine, (New York, NY), Autumn, 2006

A historical novel about Ireland's Civil War in the 1920's.......2006-09-14

"Blood on the Shamrock" is the sequel to "Consumed in Freedom's Flame," Cathal Liam's historical novel about Ireland's Civil War in the 1920's. Fictional hero Aran Roe O'Neill continues in the struggle for Irish self-governance and independence. In this complex network of loyalties and treachery, he faces foes both from within and outside the ranks of Irish patriots. For those who may have missed the first novel, "Blood on the Shamrock" stands very nicely on its own as a great historical novel. It is greatly enhanced by an introductory list of cast of characters, in order of appearance by chapter, the prologue, which quotes the Declaration of Arbroath and the Proclamation of POBLACHT NA H EIREANN, and the glossary. Frequent quotations from poems and songs also help to place the novel's tone and action core. The reader will quickly become caught up in the life and cause of Aran, which is 'at one with the cause of Pearse, Connolly and Collins.' Twentieth century Irish political reality evolves through the pages, with many references to its cultural and historical heritage. "Blood on the Shamrock" is immediate and personal; it will serve to enlighten many readers about the latter days of the Irish Civil War. Ending in the 1960's, "Blood on the Shamrock" is a complete read in and of itself. But one wonders (and hopes!) if there will be another novel to the present day?

Imperialism, Race and Resistance: Africa and Britain 1919-1945

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Imperialism, Race and Resistance: Africa and Britain 1919-1945
Barbara Bush
Manufacturer: Routledge
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ASIN: 0415159733

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Looks at British-African relations between the two World Wars and examines the debates surrounding racism, race relations and citizenship during this period and their implications for the rest of the 20th century. Focusing on West Africa, South Africa and Britain, the author charts the growth of anti-colonial resistance and opposition to racism in the prelude to the post-colonial era. It also offers a sophisticated analysis of black identity and nationalism that cuts across cultural, literary and historical studies.

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Focusing on Britain and Africa, this looks at the growth of anti-colonial resistance and opposition to racism in the prelude to the post-colonial era. It also makes imporatant new developments in the study of interwar history.

Victory and Woe: The West Limerick Brigade in the War of Independence (Classics of Irish History)

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Victory and Woe: The West Limerick Brigade in the War of Independence (Classics of Irish History)
Mossie Harnett , and James H. Joy
Manufacturer: University College Dublin Press
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The British Isles and the War of American Independence

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The British Isles and the War of American Independence
Stephen Conway
Manufacturer: Oxford University Press, USA
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ASIN: 0199254559

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This book examines a hitherto neglected aspect of the War of American Independence, providing the first wide- ranging account of the impact of this eighteenth-century conflict upon the politics, economy, society, and culture of the British Isles. The author examines the level of military participation - which was much greater than is usually appreciated - and explores the war's effects on subjects as varied as parliamentary reform, religious toleration, and attitudes to empire. The book casts new light upon recent debate about the war-waging efficiency of the British state and the role of war in the creation of a sense of 'Britishness'. The thematic chapters are supplemented by local case-studies of six very different communities the length and breadth of the British Isles.

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