T. Ryle Dwyer is a historian and journalist. He recieved his PhD at the University of North Texas and lives in County Kerry. He has written many books, notably on the period of the War of Independence and the Civil War, and on Éamon De Valera and Michael Collins. He is also an expert on relations between Ireland and the Allies during the Second World War.Some of his titles include: I Signed My Death Warrant - Michael Collins and the Treaty (2006), The Squad (2005), Tans, Terror and Troubles: Kerry's Real Fighting Story (2001), and an acclaimed biography of Jack Lynch, Nice Fellow (2002).