Stakeknife: Britain's Secret Agents in Ireland

Author:   Greg Harkin ,  Martin Ingram ,  Greg Harkin
Publisher:   O'Brien Press Ltd
ISBN:  

9780862788438


Pages:   280
Publication Date:   18 February 2004
Format:   Paperback
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BESTSELLER An explosive exposé of how British military intelligence really works, from the inside. The stories of two undercover agents -- Brian Nelson, who worked for the Force Research Unit (FRU), aiding loyalist terrorists and murderers in their bloody work; and the man known as Stakeknife, deputy head of the IRA's infamous ‘Nutting Squad', the internal security force which tortured and killed suspected informers.

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Author:   Greg Harkin ,  Martin Ingram ,  Greg Harkin
Publisher:   O'Brien Press Ltd
Imprint:   O'Brien Press Ltd
Dimensions:   Width: 13.00cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 19.60cm
Weight:   0.217kg
ISBN:  

9780862788438


ISBN 10:   0862788439
Pages:   280
Publication Date:   18 February 2004
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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'A sequence worthy of Catch-22 has the same agency employing agents on both sides, knocking off each other, so that one is left wondering who was really running the war, and for whose benefit. But then, Catch-22 was farce -- this is serious business, and murder.' -- Senator Maurice Hayes - Irish Independent * Irish Independent * ‘Hurst cannot talk about the committal proceedings hanging over his head in relation to the publication of a book entitled Stakeknife, or the numerous injunctions served upon him thereafter. He is not allowed to divulge-even to his MP- the conditions of t -- The Belfast Telegraph ''Sensational. Remarkable and disturbing story about the British army’s dirty war in Northern Ireland' -- The Guardian 'An enthralling account of the double standards employed by the competing intelligence agencies in Northern Ireland' -- Clare County Express 'An important book' -- Irish Post 'A compelling book - this terror tale should have a health warning' -- Irish Independent 'Sensational. Remarkable and disturbing story about the British army’s dirty war in Northern Ireland' -- The Guardian 'The book they tried to ban. The explosive inside story of Britain’s Crown Jewels at the heart of the IRA' -- Sunday Life


'The book they tried to ban. The explosive inside story of Britain's Crown Jewels at the heart of the IRA' -- Sunday Life 'Sensational. Remarkable and disturbing story about the British army's dirty war in Northern Ireland' -- The Guardian 'A compelling book - this terror tale should have a health warning' -- Irish Independent 'An important book' -- Irish Post 'An enthralling account of the double standards employed by the competing intelligence agencies in Northern Ireland' -- Clare County Express ''Sensational. Remarkable and disturbing story about the British army's dirty war in Northern Ireland' -- The Guardian 'Hurst cannot talk about the committal proceedings hanging over his head in relation to the publication of a book entitled Stakeknife, or the numerous injunctions served upon him thereafter. He is not allowed to divulge-even to his MP- the conditions of t -- The Belfast Telegraph 'A sequence worthy of Catch-22 has the same agency employing agents on both sides, knocking off each other, so that one is left wondering who was really running the war, and for whose benefit. But then, Catch-22 was farce -- this is serious business, and murder.' -- Senator Maurice Hayes - Irish Independent * Irish Independent *


'A sequence worthy of Catch-22 has the same agency employing agents on both sides, knocking off each other, so that one is left wondering who was really running the war, and for whose benefit. But then, Catch-22 was farce -- this is serious business, and murder.' -- Senator Maurice Hayes - Irish Independent Irish Independent


'A sequence worthy of Catch-22 has the same agency employing agents on both sides, knocking off each other, so that one is left wondering who was really running the war, and for whose benefit. But then, Catch-22 was farce -- this is serious business, and murder.' -- Senator Maurice Hayes - Irish Independent Irish Independent 'Hurst cannot talk about the committal proceedings hanging over his head in relation to the publication of a book entitled Stakeknife, or the numerous injunctions served upon him thereafter. He is not allowed to divulge-even to his MP- the conditions of t -- The Belfast Telegraph Sensational. Remarkable and disturbing story about the British army's dirty war in Northern Ireland' -- The Guardian 'An enthralling account of the double standards employed by the competing intelligence agencies in Northern Ireland' -- Clare County Express 'An important book' -- Irish Post 'A compelling book - this terror tale should have a health warning' -- Irish Independent 'Sensational. Remarkable and disturbing story about the British army's dirty war in Northern Ireland' -- The Guardian 'The book they tried to ban. The explosive inside story of Britain's Crown Jewels at the heart of the IRA' -- Sunday Life


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Greg Harkin is the Belfast journalist who broke the Stakeknife story.

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