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The first 1/3 is a well-observed account of a largely visible British war machine coping with the horrors of the northern Ireland troubles. The last 1/3 is devoted to militarism in Ireland up to 11921. but it is the middle 1/3, the covert war, that astonishes.

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"The book's strengths are its attention to detail and its direct, potent writing... A compelling introduction to a painful struggle." -- Publishers Weekly



"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



"An easy to read and well written narrative." -- Adrian Guelke, Terrorism and Political Violence



"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

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THE INSIDE STORY OF THE BITTER INHERITANCE OF A 300-YEAR OLD WAR.

As the IRA turned political agitation into practised urban warfare, the British government responded with increasingly sophisticated counter-measures. Both sides played down their intentions while behind the scenes they developed the strategy and technology of full-fledged war.

With access to top-level experts, military veteran and historian Tony Geraghty reveals the sinister pattern of action and reaction in this domestic conflict. Whether or not the politics of the 1998 Good Friday Agreement finally break the grip of the “physical force tradition”, the legacy of covert warfare engendered by this long and bloody struggle will affect British and Irish liberty for years to come.

Praise for Tony Geraghty’s 'BRIXMIS'

“Knocks the spots off most fictional attempts to tackle the same subjects.”
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“Geraghty is one of the few military writers who could have delivered this excellent book.”
'SUNDAY TIMES'

“Deighton, Le CArre, Forsyth and Co., eat your hearts out. There’s nothing like a true spy story to knock the fiction off the bookshelf and former Para Tony Geraghty has delivered the killer punch.”
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