Michael Collins and the Anglo-Irish War : Britain's counterinsurgency failure / J.B.E. Hittle.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hittle, J. B. E.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Collins, Michael, 1890-1922--Military leadership.

Collins, Michael.

Collins, Michael, 1890-1922.

Great Britain. Army.

Irish Republican Army.

Revolutionaries--Ireland--Biography.

Revolutionaries.

Counterinsurgency.

History.

Insurgency.

Command of troops.

Ireland.

Ireland--History--War of Independence, 1919-1921.

Irish Republican Army--History.

Insurgency--Ireland--History--20th century.

Great Britain. Army--History--20th century.

Great Britain.

Counterinsurgency--Ireland--History--20th century.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

xxv, 297 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : Potomac Books, [2011]

Summary:

Examines the leadership role of Michael Collins, a polarizing figure in twentieth-century history; Reveals Collins's intelligence strategies; Shows how not to run a counterinsurgency

Contents:

1 England's Troubled Colony 1

2 Colonial Security Policy 10

3 The Irish Nationalist 33

4 The Phoenix 47

5 Revolution in Earnest 60

6 In the Shadow of Gunmen 72

7 Spies at the Window 91

8 Unification by Force 113

9 Within the Gates 141

10 Endgame 185

11 Conclusion 216.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-288) and index.

ISBN:

9781597975353

1597975354

9781612341286

1612341284

OCLC:

728102138