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In print continuously for more than thirty years, this book is long established as a reliable and affectionate portrait. First, published in 1971, its great strength is that the author was able to interview Collins' surviving contemporaries and was offered unrestricted access... Read Full Overview

First published in 1971, Margery Forester's life of Michael Collins is based on an extensive examination of historical sources, interviews with Collins' surviving contemporaries and unrestricted access to personal material relating to him.