On the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement, Peter Taylor
tells for the first time the gripping story of Operation Chiffon,
the top-secret intelligence operation that helped bring peace to
Ireland. ‘A gripping exploration of how MI5 and MI6 worked for a
ceasefire with the IRA – and how one meeting changed
everything’ Telegraph 'An extraordinary story . . . A true tale
of espionage' The Times April 1998: the Good Friday Agreement is
signed, ending decades of violence and bloodshed in Northern
Ireland. The process of getting the IRA to end its so-called
‘armed struggle’ was always the prerequisite of the search for
peace. It was Operation Chiffon that finally helped make it
possible. Operation Chiffon takes us inside the top-secret
intelligence operation whose roots go back to the bloodiest years
of the conflict in the early 1970s, involving officers from MI6
and, later in the 1990s, MI5. The remarkable story, which has
remained hidden for forty years, is now revealed by legendary BBC
journalist Peter Taylor with unique access to the officers
involved. Drawing on exclusive interviews and Taylor’s fifty
years of covering the conflict, the book narrates in first-hand
detail how those involved risked their careers – and their lives
– to help secure the fragile peace that exists today. Taylor
vividly brings this covert operation to life and in the process
chronicles the history of Sinn Féin, rising from obscurity in the
early days of the Troubles to becoming the largest political party
in Ireland today. It is a story fraught with uncertainty and danger
that, as Brexit risks destabilising what was achieved in the Good
Friday Agreement twenty-five years ago, is more important than ever
to remember.
General
Imprint: |
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
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Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
March 2024 |
Authors: |
Peter Taylor
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Dimensions: |
198 x 129mm (L x W) |
Pages: |
400 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-5266-5964-4 |
Categories: |
Books
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LSN: |
1-5266-5964-6 |
Barcode: |
9781526659644 |
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