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| author |
Thomas F. Campion
| | title |
Michael Collins and Leadership
| | abstract |
Michael Collins was the most important figure who fought for the Irish people during the 1920 Anglo-Irish War. While this paper addresses much of the work he did from 1916 to 1920 in seeking Ireland's independence from British rule, its focus is on two aspects of that effort. The first is his leadership in negotiating and implementing the December 1921 Anglo-Irish Treaty which brought an end to that war and then successfully urged the Irish people to accept the Treaty. The second is his leadership in doing all that was possible to avoid civil war brought by those Irish dissatisfied with the Treaty. While he failed in that effort, after the war broke out, he led a successful defense of that war for the newly formed Irish government.He broke the resistance of the insurgents, helped defeat this rebellion but paid the price when he was shot and killed during an ambush. The Irish government he left behind on his death has endured for more than a century. More than any other person he was responsible for the establishment and success of the modern Irish nation.
| | school |
The Caspersen School of Graduate Studies, Drew University
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M.Litt. (2023)
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| advisor |
William Rogers
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| full text | TCampion.pdf |
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