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The Squad by T. Ryle Dwyer
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bookshelves: character-studies, culture-and-politics, history, military, regional, memoirs

A thorough, if dry at times, history of the IRA's intelligence and counterintelligence branch as it was organized and directed by Michael Collins, from the time of its formation through its absorption into a larger unit with the same functions. I appreciate the thoroughness of the research that went into this, but at times I got lost among all the names of the people involved on both sides. Also, some photos of those people would have been an improvement. Still, this was an informative read for me, as I didn't know much about that piece of history or the prominent people involved. Now I intend to watch the film with Liam Neeson and see how closely it lines up with this narrative.
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Reading Progress

May 31, 2008 – Shelved
June 17, 2008 – Shelved as: character-studies
June 17, 2008 – Shelved as: culture-and-politics
June 17, 2008 – Shelved as: history
June 17, 2008 – Shelved as: military
June 17, 2008 – Shelved as: regional
Started Reading
May 4, 2009 – Shelved as: memoirs
May 4, 2009 – Finished Reading

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