Michael Collins, Part 2

by Tim Pat Coogan

Tim Pat's brilliant biography is a rivetting, moving read, which puts a human face on one of the giants of recent Irish history. Collins was a man of extraordinary charisma, a vital, romantic and ultimately tragic figure. Tim Pat Coogan's account is a fascinating history that is as exciting to read as a thriller. The late John McGahern called the book "timely and courageous".

This new edition of Coogan's original book has been divided into two parts to allow for additional pages of photographs. Tim Pat Coogan is Ireland's best known popular historian and this biography, first published on Collins's centenary in 1990, created a remarkable rekindling of interest in the legendary hero. The book spurred a new fascination with Collins, culminating in the film starring Liam Neeson.

Hardcover

Published January 1, 2006

About the author

Timothy Patrick Coogan is an Irish historical writer, broadcaster and newspaper columnist. He served as editor of the Irish Press newspaper from 1968 to 1987. Today, he is best known for his popular and sometimes controversial books on aspects of modern Irish history, including The IRA, Ireland Since the Rising, On the Blanket, and biographies of Michael Collins and Éamon de Valera.