Michael Collins and the Women Who Spied For Ireland

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Behind every great man ... From the day he was born Michael Collins was blessed by the women who surrounded him. Never was this truer than in the perilous years from 1916 to 1922 when, whether smuggling messages, spying on the British government or protecting him from arrest, Collins' women played a crucial role in his revolutionary activities. While the infamous Squad worked on one side of Collins' intelligence network, on the other a diverse range of women toiled behind the scenes. SinŽad Mason, his loyal and intrepid personal secretary, saved him from arrest on several occasions while he w.;Preface; Acknowledgements; From Woodfield to London; Friendships and Organisations; Easter 1916; Women Aid IRB Reorganisation; The Pulse of the Secret Service; Intelligence-gathering Continues; Women Linchpin in Espionage; The Heart of British Intelligence; Women's Gun-running Role; Raids, Arrests, Suspicion of Betrayal; Truce, Intrigue, Treaty Negotiations; Love Triangle; London Society and Conferences; Letters -- In Great Haste; Lady Lavery Spies on British Cabinet; Turmoil in the Dáil; Treaty Divides Friends; Love, Turmoil, Crowded Schedule; 'English Lady' under Suspicion. Preface Acknowledgements From Woodfield to London Friendships and Organisations Easter 1916 Women Aid IRB Reorganisation The Pulse of the Secret Service Intelligence-gathering Continues Women Linchpin in Espionage The Heart of British Intelligence Women's Gun-running Role Raids, Arrests, Suspicion of Betrayal Truce, Intrigue, Treaty Negotiations Love Triangle London Society and Conferences Letters -- In Great Haste Lady Lavery Spies on British Cabinet Turmoil in the Dáil Treaty Divides Friends Love, Turmoil, Crowded Schedule 'English Lady' under Suspicion. Women's Allegiance Split by Civil WarCommander-in-Chief's August Days Deep Mourning for Lover and Leader Postscript Bibliography.