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The Irish War : The Hidden Conflict Between the IRA and British Intelligence by Tony Geraghty (2000, Hardcover)

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The author was arrested in 1998 for violating Britain's Official Secrets Act because he wrote in this book about computer programs used by British security to profile suspected terrorists. The case was dismissed a year later.

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In The Irish War military veteran and historian Tony Geraghty reveals the sinister patterns of action and reaction in this generations-old domestic conflict. Drawing on public and covert sources, as well as interviews with members of British Intelligence, the security forces, and the Irish Republican Army, he brings to light the disturbing inner workings of an organized terrorist group and its military opposition.

Product Identifiers

Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
ISBN-10
0801864569
ISBN-13
9780801864568
eBay Product ID (ePID)
1655639

Product Key Features

Author
Tony Geraghty
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Terrorism, Revolutionary, Europe / Great Britain / General, Violence in Society, Europe / Ireland, Europe / General
Publication Year
2000
Type
Textbook
Genre
History, Social Science, Political Science
Number of Pages
420 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length
9in
Item Height
1.1in
Item Width
5.9in
Item Weight
24.7 Oz

Additional Product Features

Lc Classification Number
Da914.G47 2000
Reviews
"The role of British Intelligence in Ulster has never been so deeply explored... He writes clearly and knowledgeably about the impact on the IRA of the use of forensics by British Intelligence. He describes in detail the IRA's success in modifying and developing its own weapons, particularly mortars, and writes of the SAS's often lethal operations in Ulster with a kind of righteous anger not seen since American journalists inveighed against our role in Vietnam... Clearly well researched."-- Library Journal, "The book's strengths are its attention to detail and its direct, potent writing... A compelling introduction to a painful struggle."-- Publishers Weekly, "Geraghty has produced a book both readable and alarming. The first third is a well-observed account of a largely visible British war machine coping with the horrors of the Northern Ireland Troubles. The last third is devoted to militarism in Ireland up to 1921. But it is the middle third, the covert war, that astonishes. We learn that [British Intelligence] had a habit of enticing suspects away from home with lavish 'dodgy' holidays in the sun by faking breakfast-food competitions. While the target was away, the Security Service would plant a host of listening devices, which might include a miniaturized video camera inside a domestic light switch."-- Herald (Glasgow), ''Geraghty has produced a book both readable and alarming. The first third is a well-observed account of a largely visible British war machine coping with the horrors of the Northern Ireland Troubles. The last third is devoted to militarism in Ireland up to 1921. But it is the middle third, the covert war, that astonishes. We learn that [British Intelligence] had a habit of enticing suspects away from home with lavish 'dodgy' holidays in the sun by faking breakfast-food competitions. While the target was away, the Security Service would plant a host of listening devices, which might include a miniaturized video camera inside a domestic light switch.'' -- Herald (Glasgow), "Anyone interested in the 'war that isn't,' should find this book enlightening." -- Larry S. Sterrett, New Gun Week
Publication Name
Irish War : the Hidden Conflict between the Ira and British Intelligence
Copyright Date
2000
Target Audience
Scholarly & Professional
Lccn
99-087238
Dewey Decimal
941.60824
Dewey Edition
21
Illustrated
Yes