At the turn of the century Britain was the foremost world power and the British Empire stretched over two-thirds of the globe. Despite the extent of its most troublesome colony had always been the one closest to it, Ireland. For seven hundred years Britain’s rule over Ireland had been resisted by attempts at rebellion and revolution, all of which ended in failure.
Then in 1916, a rebellion began, to be followed by a guerrilla war which would change the nature of that rule forever. The mastermind behind that war was Michael Collins. Michael Collins develops new strategies for the independence of Ireland. His tactics include what is now recognized as urban guerrilla tactics and organized assassinations of G-Men, those Irish who work as informers for the British, and later members of British intelligence. Although Collins is conflicted about the necessity of this violent course, they did win the Great Britain. And then by 1921 the British are willing to negotiate and Sinn Fein President Eamon de Valera sends a reluctant Collins to London to negotiate a settlement. When Collins returns with a compromise of a divided Ireland and an Irish Free State, not a Republic, he is vilified by de Valera and repudiated by lifelong friend Harry Boland after Boland learns that his girlfriend Kitty Kiernan is in love with Collins, not him. 16th January, 1922 as the country prepare to vote on the treaty, the new Irish Free State Army takes over Dublin Castle. After that He got engaged to Kitty. Then, 7th June, 1922, The Treaty is carried by popular vote. But De Valera and his supporters refused to accept it. Collins is now faced with civil war as he struggles against those who insist on complete freedom for all of Ireland.
His life and death defined the period, in its triumph, terror and tragedy. This is his story, not IRA story. He is the man who came out by the request of the times. He brought Ireland independence, and nobody did an expected tick. He surely died. However, his idea needs to be never forgotten. His idea is only peace and freedom. His act is different from the terrorism. But there is it only in it which fought against Irish peace for freedom.
Then in 1916, a rebellion began, to be followed by a guerrilla war which would change the nature of that rule forever. The mastermind behind that war was Michael Collins. Michael Collins develops new strategies for the independence of Ireland. His tactics include what is now recognized as urban guerrilla tactics and organized assassinations of G-Men, those Irish who work as informers for the British, and later members of British intelligence. Although Collins is conflicted about the necessity of this violent course, they did win the Great Britain. And then by 1921 the British are willing to negotiate and Sinn Fein President Eamon de Valera sends a reluctant Collins to London to negotiate a settlement. When Collins returns with a compromise of a divided Ireland and an Irish Free State, not a Republic, he is vilified by de Valera and repudiated by lifelong friend Harry Boland after Boland learns that his girlfriend Kitty Kiernan is in love with Collins, not him. 16th January, 1922 as the country prepare to vote on the treaty, the new Irish Free State Army takes over Dublin Castle. After that He got engaged to Kitty. Then, 7th June, 1922, The Treaty is carried by popular vote. But De Valera and his supporters refused to accept it. Collins is now faced with civil war as he struggles against those who insist on complete freedom for all of Ireland.
His life and death defined the period, in its triumph, terror and tragedy. This is his story, not IRA story. He is the man who came out by the request of the times. He brought Ireland independence, and nobody did an expected tick. He surely died. However, his idea needs to be never forgotten. His idea is only peace and freedom. His act is different from the terrorism. But there is it only in it which fought against Irish peace for freedom.
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