Michael Collins and the Anglo-Irish War Britain's counterinsurgency failure Hittle, J. B. E. creator text bibliography biography Biographies. History. Biographies. History. dcu 2011 1st ed. monographic eng print xxv, 297 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm As leader of the Irish Republican Brotherhood and then the Irish Republican Army (IRA), Michael Collins developed a bold, new strategy to use against the British administration of Ireland in the early twentieth century. His goal was to attack its well-established system of spies and informers, wear down British forces with a sustained guerrilla campaign, and force a political settlement that would lead to a free Irish Republic. This book reveals that the success of the Irish insurgency was not just a measure of Collins's revolutionary genius, as has often been claimed. British miscalculations, overconfidence, and a failure to mount a sustained professional intelligence effort to neutralize the IRA contributed to Britain's defeat. The author takes a fresh approach to the subject, presenting it as a case study in intelligence management under conditions of a broader counterinsurgency campaign. The lessons learned from this disastrous episode have stark relevance for contemporary national security managers and warfighters currently engaged in the war on terrorism. --from book description, Amazon.com. 1 England's Troubled Colony 1 -- 2 Colonial Security Policy 10 -- 3 The Irish Nationalist 33 -- 4 The Phoenix 47 -- 5 Revolution in Earnest 60 -- 6 In the Shadow of Gunmen 72 -- 7 Spies at the Window 91 -- 8 Unification by Force 113 -- 9 Within the Gates 141 -- 10 Endgame 185 -- 11 Conclusion 216. J.B.E. Hittle. Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-288) and index. e-ie--- e-uk--- Collins, Michael 1890-1922 Military leadership Irish Republican Army History Great Britain. Army History 20th century Collins, Michael 1890-1922 Great Britain. Army. Irish Republican Army. Collins, Michael 1890-1922 Collins, Michael Revolutionaries Ireland Biography Ireland History War of Independence, 1919-1921 Insurgency Ireland History 20th century Counterinsurgency Ireland History 20th century Counterinsurgency Insurgency Command of troops Revolutionaries Ireland Irland Aufstand Aufstand Irland Irland Aufstand (1920) Revolutionärer Irland biografi Uppror historia Irland 1900-talet Upprorsbekämpning historia Irland 1900-talet Irland historia 1900-talet War of Independence (Ireland : 1919-1921) fast (OCoLC)fst01355288 1900-1999 fast DA965.C6 H58 2011 941.5082/1 NP 5720 NQ 3210 9781597975353 1597975354 9781612341286 1612341284 2011019988 DLC 110526 20211018102218.0 in00004444338 eng