Roy Foster

Who planned Field Marshal Sir Henry Wilson’s murder?

Ronan McGreevy argues convincingly that Michael Collins authorised the assassination, despite having formally renounced hostilities against British targets

Portrait of Field Marshal Sir Henry Wilson. [Alamy]
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  • Great Hatred: The Assassination of Field Marshal Sir Henry Wilson MP

    Ronan McGreevy

    Faber, pp. 464, £20

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