Description

The death of Michael Collins at Béal na Bláth remains the defining tragedy of the Irish Civil War, shrouded in decades of intense debate, ballistic inquiry, and local eyewitness testimony. The Day Michael Collins Was Shot delivers a thorough, highly accurate forensic audit reconstructing the specific movements of the convoy, the tactical positioning of the ambush party, and the chaos immediately following the shooting.

The text looks deeply into official military reports, local eyewitness interviews, and ballistics data to evaluate the practical functional operations of the ambush itself. The authors systematically guide history buffs and researchers through clear, low-stress chapters detailing the timeline of that fateful day, skipping complex academic jargon for direct historical clarity. This premium volume stands out as an irreplaceable reference asset built to satisfy passionate collectors of revolutionary Irish heritage.

Why revolutionary history enthusiasts treasure this volume:

• Exhaustive Ambush Mapping: Packs verified timeline data, convoy route maps, and eyewitness testimony summaries into an organized layout.

• Socio-Cultural Legacy Tracking: Documents the immediate political impact of Collins’s death on the Provisional Government and the wider Irish Civil War.

• Highly Scannable reference Layout: Engineered with clean typography, standalone record panels, and beautiful formatting for low-effort historical data lookup.