British Intelligence in Ireland: The Final Reports

by Peter Hart and Ormonde de l'Épée Winter

Book Overview

The Irish revolution of 1920-1921 ended in a military and political stalemate, resolved only through the mutual compromise incorporated in the Anglo-Irish Treaty. Historians have long accepted that the one conflict in which there was a clear winner was that of Intelligence, where British ineptitude was painfully exposed by the organizational genius of Michael Collins. This judgement is challenged by the recent release of two confidential self-assessments...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1859182011
• ISBN13: 9781859182017
• Release Date: June 2002
• Publisher: Cork University Press
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.2" x 7.8"