Knighted in 1911 for distinguished service as a British foreign officer, hanged five years later for high treason to the Crown, Roger Casement is one of the most enigmatic figures in the long history of troubles between England and Ireland. His true character has been a source of mystification and of passionate contention. This new biography, which never loses sight of the suffering human being behind the roles ascribed to him--martyr, traitor, flawed hero, moral degenerate--offers a vivid, compassionate, and conclusive analysis of Casement and of his career.

Born in 1864 in Dublin...