MRF Shadow Troop: The untold true story of top secret British military intelligence undercover operations in Belfast, Northern Ireland, 1972-1974 Free Audiobook Download by Simon Cursey

MRF Shadow Troop: The untold true story of top secret British military intelligence undercover operations in Belfast, Northern Ireland, 1972-1974 is the perilous and harrowing story of how the Royal Military Police (MRF) infiltrated militant groups in Northern Ireland during the 1970s. Simon Cursey tells us the MRF's most ambitious operation was a strategic plan to infiltrate an underground group that had been causing deadly bombings in Belfast.

The book tells the story of a top-secret British military intelligence unit operating in Northern Ireland. The MRF Shadow Troop, which was made up of former SAS members, agents and other operatives was created to combat terrorism during the Troubles. The author explains how in just six months the MRF Shadow troop became very successful at disrupting terrorist attacks and stopping them from killing people.

In September 1972 the British Army set up a new military intelligence unit in Belfast - MRF Shadow Troop. The unit was part of an undercover programme, which had been operating in Northern Ireland since 1968, and its objective was to carry out clandestine surveillance of paramilitary groups by gathering intelligence on their locations, movements and communications. The author explains that the British Army chose Belfast because it is the heart of so many political and sectarian disputes within Northern Ireland.

In 1972, Northern Ireland plunged into the worst of times with the IRA's first ever car bomb attack on the city's police headquarters. This was followed by a period of violence that would make it one of the most dangerous places in Europe. In response to these attacks, Britain launched an undercover military intelligence operation that ran for nearly four years and was responsible for many successful missions against terrorist cells and ultimately led to the arrest of many key figures within the IRA.

MRF Shadow Troop tells the true story of covert British Army operations in the volatile, violent city of Belfast during the years 1972-1974. Simon Cursey is a retired soldier, who served in that city doing ground surveillance for military intelligence, and who has now written a book about it. With all of the recent publicity around America's controversial "black sites" where captives are detained, MRF Shadow Troop provides an excellent example of how these facilities could be run without arousing too much attention—or at least without ever being detected.

MRF Shadow Troop: The untold true story of top secret British military intelligence undercover operations in Belfast, Northern Ireland, 1972-1974 is a thrilling account of how the British Army recruited and trained soldiers from the Provisional IRA to carry out missions in Ulster during the "troubles." This book follows a platoon of young, new recruits that have just arrived in Belfast. They are told they will be doing what no other soldier has ever done before - and with this comes much excitement...