The Deadly Game: A British Army Secret Agent Handler in the Troubles

Author:   Will Britten
Publisher:   The History Press Ltd
Edition:   New edition
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9781837050208


Publication Date:   21 August 2025
Format:   Paperback
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The Deadly Game: A British Army Secret Agent Handler in the Troubles


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Author:   Will Britten
Publisher:   The History Press Ltd
Imprint:   The History Press Ltd
Edition:   New edition
ISBN:  

9781837050208


ISBN 10:   1837050201
Publication Date:   21 August 2025
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us.

Table of Contents

Title Copyright Contents Preface Introduction 1 From Little Acorns … 2 A Matter of Life and Death 3 One Step at a Time 4 Big Boys’ Rules 5 Into the Mill 6 To the Manor Born 7 Who’s Who 8 Key Lessons 9 More Lessons 10 Tactics, Tradecraft and Tricks 11 More Training, More Testing 12 Bandit Country 13 In the Q 14 The Real Army? No Thank You! 15 Back in the Mill 16 The 3IC Postscript Appendices Appendix A: Military Glossary Appendix B: Talking to People in South Armagh by Captain Robert Nairac Appendix C: Military Source Grading Matrix Appendix D: Civilian Agency Agent Intelligence Grading Picture Section

Reviews

‘A gripping tour de force – reveals the inside story of the secret war in Northern Ireland, from one who was there, at the very heart of the darkness. A riveting, insightful, rollercoaster read. Truly revelatory.’ -- Damien Lewis ‘This is life in an undercover unit. Will is revelatory, insightful, thoughtful and honest. It doesn’t get better or more real than this – this is how it was!’ -- ‘TC’, recruiter of ‘Stakeknife’


‘A gripping tour de force – reveals the inside story of the secret war in Northern Ireland, from one who was there, at the very heart of the darkness. A riveting, insightful, rollercoaster read. Truly revelatory.’ 'This is life in an undercover unit. Will is revelatory, insightful, thoughtful and honest. It doesn’t get better or more real than this – this is how it was!' -- ‘TC’, recruiter of Stakeknife


Author Information

Will Britten served in the British Army from 1978 to 2005 and was a senior officer in the Intelligence Corps. He operated as a HUMINT officer in Northern Ireland, Bosnia, Cyprus and Iraq. He was part of the BRIXMIS unit, a unique liaison unit, in East Germany and witnessed the fall of the Berlin Wall. He subsequently operated as a Military Intelligence Liaison Officer in some of the world’s hotspots, including Sierra Leone, Kosovo and Angola, and directed the UK military’s covert intelligence training at the Specialist Intelligence Wing, in Ashford, Kent.

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