{"product_id":"counterinsurgency-and-collusion-in-northern-ireland-9780745338989","title":"Counterinsurgency and Collusion in Northern","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn analysis of UK state collusion with loyalist paramilitaries as an aspect of British military counterinsurgency during the Troubles.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'If this is a harrowing book to read, one can only imagine how difficult it was to write. On each page, our respect for the author, and the families battling on against all the odds, intensifies' -- Liz Fekete, Director, Institute of Race Relations\u003cbr\u003e'Essential reading for those interested in counter-terrorism, counterinsurgency and the management of internal conflict around the globe ... challenging, controversial and meticulous' -- Fionnuala Ni Aolain, Regent Professor, University of Minnesota Law School and Professor of Law, The Queens University Law School\u003cbr\u003e'McGovern narrates a nerve-jangling roll-call of evidence of collusion and extra-judicial killings that demands a reckoning, not just with those who hunted democracy down across the countryside and streets of Northern Ireland, but more importantly with the well-mannered officials who skulked in the shadows, contriving atrocity' -- Eamonn McCann, author of 'War and an Irish Town'\u003cbr\u003e'An outstanding book by a fine scholar. Engaged research at its best' -- John Newsinger, author of 'British Counterinsurgency'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e List of Abbreviations \u003cbr\u003e Introduction: What is Collusion? \u003cbr\u003e Collusion and Mid-Ulster \u003cbr\u003e What is Collusion? \u003cbr\u003e Loyalism, Counterinsurgency and Collusion \u003cbr\u003e 1. British Counterinsurgency and the Roots of Collusion \u003cbr\u003e Collusion and British Counterinsurgency \u003cbr\u003e What is Counterinsurgency? \u003cbr\u003e Small Wars and Imperial Policing \u003cbr\u003e The Rule of Law and ‘Counter-Gangs’ \u003cbr\u003e 2. Northern Ireland and the Roots of Collusion \u003cbr\u003e McGurk’s Bar and the MRF \u003cbr\u003e Revolution, ‘Reprisal’ and Partition \u003cbr\u003e Policing the State \u003cbr\u003e Collusion, Bombings and Sectarian Killings \u003cbr\u003e Eliminating Enemies \u003cbr\u003e 3. An Intelligence War \u003cbr\u003e Phases of Counterinsurgency \u003cbr\u003e Counterinsurgency, Informers and Policing \u003cbr\u003e Handling Informers, Changing the Rules \u003cbr\u003e Intelligence ‘Leaks’ \u003cbr\u003e The FRU and Brian Nelson \u003cbr\u003e Agents, Informers and a Void of Law \u003cbr\u003e Informers, Collusion and Deniability \u003cbr\u003e Covering Up Collusion \u003cbr\u003e The Liberal Ideology of Collusion \u003cbr\u003e 4. Arming Loyalism \u003cbr\u003e Providing Weapons \u003cbr\u003e Arms, Ulster Resistance and the Mid-Ulster UVF \u003cbr\u003e Seizures, Police ‘Failures’ and Loyalism Rearmed \u003cbr\u003e 5. Shooting to Kill: Targeting Republican Combatants \u003cbr\u003e War and Mid-Ulster \u003cbr\u003e ‘Set-Piece’ Operations and Shooting to Kill \u003cbr\u003e ‘Set-Piece’ Shoot-to-Kill and Mid-Ulster \u003cbr\u003e Collusion and the Case of Gerard Casey \u003cbr\u003e Shootings at the Battery Bar \u003cbr\u003e Killings in Cappagh \u003cbr\u003e 6. Stopping Sinn Fein: Collusion as Political Force \u003cbr\u003e Targeting Sinn Fein \u003cbr\u003e Endgame Politics \u003cbr\u003e Local, Personal and Political \u003cbr\u003e Targeting John Davey \u003cbr\u003e The Killing of Bernard O’Hagan \u003cbr\u003e The Shootings of Tommy Casey and Sean Anderson \u003cbr\u003e The Killing of Patrick Shanaghan \u003cbr\u003e The Killings of Tommy Donaghy and Malachy Carey \u003cbr\u003e The Shooting of Danny Cassidy \u003cbr\u003e Collusion and the Case of Eddie Fullerton \u003cbr\u003e 7. Instilling Fear: Targeting Republican Families and Communities \u003cbr\u003e ‘See No Evil’ and ‘Breakfast Table’ Collusion \u003cbr\u003e Wars of Attrition \u003cbr\u003e The Shooting of Phelim McNally \u003cbr\u003e The Killing of Frank Hughes \u003cbr\u003e Killings in the Moy \u003cbr\u003e The Killing of Charlie and Teresa Fox \u003cbr\u003e The Castlerock Massacre \u003cbr\u003e The Killing of Roseann Mallon \u003cbr\u003e Conclusion: Collusion, Truth and Justice \u003cbr\u003e Dealing With the Past \u003cbr\u003e Investigating Collusion \u003cbr\u003e Postscript: What Proves Collusion? \u003cbr\u003e Notes \u003cbr\u003e Further Reading \u003cbr\u003e Index\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pluto Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49404317499735,"sku":"9780745338989","price":72.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780745338989.jpg?v=1730486081","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/counterinsurgency-and-collusion-in-northern-ireland-9780745338989","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}