Undercover Ireland - Dispatches from a Hidden War (Paperback)

In 2004, it was announced that a public inquiry would be carried out to hear evidence of collusion between Britain and Ireland and both republican and loyalist paramilitaries. Following this announcement, many hoped that the truth about the claims of 'dirty tricks', which have circulated since British troops were ordered into Northern Ireland in 1969, would finally be revealed. But, with still no apparent end in sight to these judicial inquiries, this explosive new book probes for the first time the hidden story of undercover Ireland. It outlines the chilling truth behind the terror war and answers many probing questions, including: who was running who - the true extent of infiltration by the security forces raises awkward questions for 'subversive' and 'peace-keeper' alike - were they often, in fact, the same person; who is running who now; revelations concerning FRU, the Stakeknife affair and Brian Nelson are detailed; what happened when the British Government secretly met the IRA in 1972 to offer them the same deal they eventually settled for in 1994; did mainland bombs go off because of faulty surveillance; were paramilitary operations allowed to proceed for political reasons; and who won the 'war' and was anything achieved.