The Path to Freedom. E-book. Formato EPUB - 9791222062419

The Path to Freedom. E-book. Formato EPUB. <b>Michael Collins</b>&nbsp;(16 October 1890 &ndash; 22 August 1922) was an Irish revolutionary, soldier and politician who was a leading figure in the early-20th century struggle for Irish independence. During the <b>War of Independence</b> he was Director of Intelligence of the <b>Irish Republican Army</b> (IRA) and a government minister of the self-declared Irish Republic. He was then Chairman of the Provisional Government of the <b>Irish Free State</b> from January 1922 and commander-in-chief of the <b>National Army</b> from July until his death in an ambush in August 1922, during the Civil War.<br /><br />Collins bequeathed to posterity a considerable body of writing: essays, speeches and tracts, articles and official documents in which he outlined plans for Ireland&#39;s economic and cultural revival, as well as a voluminous correspondence, both official and personal. Selections have been published in <b>The Path to Freedom </b>and<b>&nbsp;</b><b>Michael Collins in His Own Words</b>.