Stakeknife: Britain's Secret Agents in Ireland (History of Ireland & the Irish Diaspora)

An explosive exposé of how British military intelligence really works-from the inside. This book presents 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 that tortured and killed suspected informers. This book is copublished with O'Brien Press, Dublin and is for sale only in the United States, it's territories and dependencies, Canada, and the Philippines. An explosive expose of how British military intelligence really works-from the inside. This book presents 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 that tortured and killed suspected informers. This book is copublished with O'Brien Press, Dublin and is for sale only in the United States, it's territories and dependencies, Canada, and the Philippines "This book highlights the stories of the two most notorious agents used by British intelligence forces in Northern Ireland: Stakeknife and Brian Nelson. It is based on the insider experience of former Force Research Unit (FRU) handler Martin Ingram, who in the opening chapters outlines the methods used by British intelligence in their information-gathering activities, then details the full horror of how Stakeknife and Nelson were allowed and encouraged to operate."--Jacket