Eamon de valera biography book
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Eamon de Valera: The Man Who Was Ireland
August 2, 2014
very critical of de valera as emotionless, possible falsifying/glossing over his history during 1916 rising and his trip to america during the irish-anglo war, and his amoral/ruthless and shape shifting policies/politics, his failure to participate personally with Collins and plenipotentaries in final treaty negotiations in england, his incitement of civil war during the failed anti treaty civil war of 1922-1923
coogan is quite negative on de valera much of this book.Eamon de valera biography book Eamon de valera biography book pdf Eamon de valera speech Michael collins Eamon de valera biography book summary
coogan is quite negative on de valera much of this book.
At parts this seems justified, at others, he seems to be bordering upon cheap shots.
Eamon de valera biography book
Not really having any historical perspective or knowledge of this era, it is difficult to say whether coogan is on target here or stretching. This is also not a book for someone looking for a basic entry into Irish history (which I was), as coogan assumes the reader has a large familiarity with many of the figures/names/events of the period.
Often i found myself struggling to