Eoin O'Duffy: A Self-Made Hero C

by Fearghal McGarry

Book Overview

Eoin O'Duffy was one of the most controversial figures of modern Irish history. A guerrilla leader and prot?g? of Michael Collins, he rose rapidly through the ranks of the republican movement. By 1922 he was chief of staff of the IRA, a member of the Irish Republican Brotherhood's Supreme Council, and a Sinn F?in deputy in D?il ?ireann. As chief of police, O'Duffy was the strongest defender of the Irish Free State only to become, after his emergence...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199276552
• ISBN13: 9780199276554
• Release Date: December 2005
• Publisher: Academic
• Length: 448 Pages
• Weight: 1.90 lbs.