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mods: 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 Revoluti…