Death of a Hero: Captain Robert Nairac, GC and the Undercover War in Northern Ireland

EAN/UPC/ISBN Code 9781900512756


Captain Robert Nairac was a brilliantly successful undercover operative in the British Army, with a string of intelligence coups in the war against the IRA. But until this book, the nature of his operations and the story of his betrayal and murder have remained shrouded in mystery. John Parker has obtained unprecedented cooperation from very senior Army sources, and from Nairac"s friends and family, to reveal the truth behind the secret war in Northern Ireland—and the ferocious rivalry between MI5 and MI6 that contributed to Nairac"s death. This book is a tribute to the heroism of Nairac and all those in Northern Ireland who gave their lives in the battle against terrorism.