Michael Collins and the Financing of Violent Political Struggle

_x005F_x000D_ Michael Collins was a pivotal figure in the Irish struggle for independence and his legacy has resonated ever since. While Collins’ role as a guerrilla leader and intelligence operative is well documented, his actions as the clandestine Irish government Minister of Finance have been less studied. The book analyses how funds were raised and transferred in order that the IRA could initiate and sustain the military struggle, and lay the financial foundations of an Irish state.