Northern Ireland: The Troubles - From The Provos to The Det, 1968-1998 (Paperback)

It is, of course, no secret that undercover Special Forces and intelligence agencies operated in Northern Ireland and the Republic throughout the 'troubles', from 1969 to 2001 and beyond. What is less well known is how these units were recruited, how they operated, what their mandate was and what they actually did. This is the first account to reveal much of this hitherto unpublished information, providing a truly unique record of surveillance, reconnaissance, intelligence gathering, collusion and undercover combat. An astonishing number of agencies were active to combat the IRA murder squads ('the Provos'), among others the Military Reaction Force (MRF) and the Special Reconnaissance Unit, also known as the 14 Field Security and Intelligence Company ('The Det'), as well as MI5, Special Branch, the RUC, the UDR and the Force Research Unit (FRU), later the Joint Support Group (JSG)). It deals with still contentious and challenging issues as shoot-to-kill, murder squads, the Disappeared, and collusion with loyalists. It examines the findings of the Stevens, Cassel and De Silva reports and looks at operations Loughgall, Andersonstown, Gibraltar and others.

General

Imprint:	Pen & Sword Military
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	A History of Terror
Release date:	May 2018
Authors:	Kenneth, Lesley-Dixon,
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 9mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	128
ISBN-13:	978-1-5267-2917-0
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > General Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > Special & elite forces Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > Defence strategy, planning & research > Military intelligence Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > War & defence operations > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political activism > Terrorism, freedom fighters, armed struggle > General Books > History > General
LSN:	1-5267-2917-2
Barcode:	9781526729170

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