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Description for The Dirty War
Hardcover. Fine in fine dust wrapper. DW showing some shelf wear and age. Lightly toned, text is clear and crisp and remains a very good copy
When the British Army arrived in Northern Ireland it was unprepared for combatting an urban guerilla force and enlisted the counter-terrorist expertise of Brigadier Frank Kitson to set up the Military Reconnaisance/Reaction Force which became involved in controversial shootings and was widely believed to be an organization of counter-terror gangs. Many of the MRF's activities are here chronicled for the first time. Dillon also writes of the IRA's contacts with terror groups throughout Europe and the Middle East, as well as its network in the USA. He details the development of the use of informers as supergrasses, and also the ... Read more
When the British Army arrived in Northern Ireland it was unprepared for combatting an urban guerilla force and enlisted the counter-terrorist expertise of Brigadier Frank Kitson to set up the Military Reconnaisance/Reaction Force which became involved in controversial shootings and was widely believed to be an organization of counter-terror gangs. Many of the MRF's activities are here chronicled for the first time. Dillon also writes of the IRA's contacts with terror groups throughout Europe and the Middle East, as well as its network in the USA. He details the development of the use of informers as supergrasses, and also the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Hutchinson
Condition
Used, Very Good
Number of Pages
502
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780091743086
SKU
KSG0027713
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1
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