{"product_id":"9781784975364","title":"Michael Collins: A Biography","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen President of the Irish Republic Michael Collins signed the Anglo-Irish Treaty in December 1921, he remarked to Lord Birkenhead, 'I may have signed my actual death warrant.' \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn August 1922 during the Irish Civil War, that prophecy came true – Collins was shot and killed by a fellow Irishman in a shocking political assassination. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSo ended the life of the greatest of all Irish nationalists, but his visions and legacy lived on. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis authorative and comprehensive biography presents the life of a man who became a legend in his own lifetime, whose idealistic vigour and determination were matched only by his political realism and supreme organisational abilities. Coogan's biography provides a fascinating insight into a great political leader, whilst vividly portraying the political unrest in a divided Ireland, that can help to shape our understanding of Ireland's recent tumultuous socio-political history. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Head of Zeus","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47152593043696,"sku":"9781784975364","price":13.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781784975364_p0.jpg?v=1763727034","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781784975364","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}