The Deadly Game
a british army secret agent handler in the troubles
$45.39
- Paperback
- Release Date
21 August 2025
Summary
The Deadly Game: Inside the FRU’s Secret War in Northern Ireland
SOUTH ARMAGH, NORTHERN IRELAND, 1983. Will Britten, 23, has just qualified as an agent handler for the British Army’s ultra-secret Force Research Unit. He and a fellow agent handler complete the detailed paperwork following a covert meet with one of the Detachment’s most important agents, who has successfully infiltrated ‘Mad Dog’ McGlinchey’s INLA Active Service Unit.
A few days later, there i…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781837050208 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1837050201 |
| Author: | Will Britten |
| Publisher: | The History Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | The History Press Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Release Date: | 21 August 2025 |
| Weight: | 0g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 129mm |
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Critics Review
‘A gripping tour de force – reveals the inside story of the secret war in Northern Ireland, from one who was there, at the very heart of the darkness. A riveting, insightful, rollercoaster read. Truly revelatory.’
‘This is life in an undercover unit. Will is revelatory, insightful, thoughtful and honest. It doesn’t get better or more real than this – this is how it was!’
– ‘TC’, recruiter of StakeknifeAbout The Author
Will Britten
Will Britten served in the British Army from 1978 to 2005 and was a senior officer in the Intelligence Corps. He operated as a HUMINT officer in Northern Ireland, Bosnia, Cyprus and Iraq. He was part of the BRIXMIS unit in East Germany and witnessed the fall of the Berlin Wall. He subsequently operated as a Military Intelligence Liaison Officer in some of the world’s hotspots, including Sierra Leone, Kosovo and Angola, and directed the UK military’s covert intelligence training at the Specialist Intelligence Wing, in Ashford, Kent.
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