Northern Ireland (merged thread)

[davidbfpo]

Last week William Matchett, a thirty year veteran of the RUC / PSNI Special Branch spoke at a book launch @ Policy Exchange, London and in summary his argument is:

Secret Victory shows what a successful rule of law approach looks like in an irregular war.

There is a 35 mins podcast (yet to listen to):https://policyexchange.org.uk/event/...liam-matchett/

The book 'Secret Victory: The Intelligence War that beat the IRA' was released in November 2016, in Ireland and has a plethora of five star reviews. Citing in part one review by Professor Michael Rainsborough, Head of War Studies, King’s College London:

The author trenchantly, and effectively deconstructs the dirty war thesis, illustrating that much of the narrative is partial, factually flawed or often simply incoherent and contradictory. The systematic critique of this popular orthodoxy through evidence and argumentation, along with the more detailed illumination of the Special Branch’s evolution as a vital arm in the security effort, constitutes a highly original contribution to knowledge and understanding of the Northern Ireland conflict.

Link:https://www.amazon.co.uk/Secret-Vict...secret+victory

Link to USA Amazon:https://www.amazon.com/Secret-Victor...secret+victory