Big Boys' Rules

The SAS and the Secret Struggle Against the IRA

Mark Urban

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Faber & Faber
01 July 2005

History; Revolutions, uprisings, rebellions; Police & security services; Espionage & secret services; Terrorism, armed struggle; Revolutionary groups & movements

Big boys' games, big boys' rules is the phrase used by British security forces to describe their unofficial attitude to the I.R.A. Mark Urban explores covert operations against the I.R.A. from 1976 to 1987.

By: Mark Urban
Imprint: Faber & Faber
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: Main
Dimensions: Height: 197mm, Width: 128mm, Spine: 17mm
Weight: 235g
ISBN: 9780571168095
ISBN 10: 0571168094
Pages: 304
Publication Date: 01 July 2005
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Mark Urban is the Diplomatic Editor of the BBC's 'Newsnight' and was formerly defence correspondent for the Independent. He has covered many wars and is remembered for live broadcasts under a Scud attack in Saudi Arabia in 1991 or while being fired upon in Kosovo. His books include Big Boys' Rules: The SAS and the Secret Struggle against the IRA, described by John Stalker as 'a book which needed to be written', and UK Eyes Alpha: Inside British Intelligence, which the Sunday Times found 'accurate, revelatory and fascinating'.