{"product_id":"mick-the-real-michael-collins-paperback","title":"Mick: The Real Michael Collins - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePeter Hart\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFew leaders in history have been as mythologized as Michael Collins. Before his death at 31, he had fought in the Easter Rising, organized the IRA and out-spied British intelligence, negotiated the Anglo-Irish Treaty, and run the first independent government in Ireland. Peter Hart's groundbreaking biography restores humanity to this mythical figure. Drawing on previously unknown sources, delving into Collins's pre-revolutionary past, and assessing the methods--and the costs--of his rise to power, \u003ci\u003eMick\u003c\/i\u003e reveals a man of often ruthless ambition, more politician than soldier, whose friendships went no farther than his interests. A work as thrilling as it is authoritative.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePeter Hart is the Canada Research Chair of Irish Studies at Memorial University of Newfoundland and the author of \u003cb\u003eThe I.R.A. and Its Enemies\u003c\/b\u003e (winner of the Christopher\u003cb\u003eEwart-Biggs Memorial Prize) and two other books on modern Irish history.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 512\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.15 x 8.44 x 5.58 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 01, 2007\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51758566408480,"sku":"9780143038542","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/ca70fb5ce9837597173f76d92ec212c4_ea81ecdb-955a-4fc3-85ee-7ca9900f1108.webp?v=1780129391","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/mick-the-real-michael-collins-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}