Books
Book review: Operation Chiffon charts the Troubles as seen from an English perspective
This retelling of British intelligence strategy in the North may surprise some Irish readers
This book by veteran BBC reporter Peter Taylor is a fascinating insight into the manner in which the seeds for the Good Friday Agreement were sown in the North.
Written by an English journalist, Operation Chiffon is an Anglo-centric account of the Troubles and focuses for the main part on the role that British intelligence operatives in both MI5 and MI6 played in attempting a dialogue with the Provisional IRA. The objective of Operation Chiffon ...