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Stakeknife
Greg Harkin
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Description for Stakeknife
Paperback. The news story of the year: an explosive expose of how British military intelligence really works, from the inside. Num Pages: 280 pages, 16 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DB; BT; JPSH; JWKF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 132 x 19. Weight in Grams: 216.
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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.
Product Details
Publisher
O'Brien Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
Number of Pages
280
Place of Publication
Dublin, Ireland
ISBN
9780862788438
SKU
V9780862788438
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99-97
About Greg Harkin
Greg Harkin is the Belfast journalist who broke the Stakeknife story.
Reviews for Stakeknife
'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
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