num_pages: 266
description: An explosive exposé of how British military intelligence really works-from the inside. This book presents the stories of two undercover 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.
language: English
title: Stakeknife: Britain's Secret Agents in Ireland
titlecomplete: Stakeknife: Britain's Secret Agents in Ireland (History of Ireland & the Irish Diaspora)
genres: Ireland, History, Politics, Crime, Irish Literature, Nonfiction, Military Fiction
ratings_count: 472
publisher: University of Wisconsin Press