{"title":"Richard O'Rawe","description":"\u003cp\u003eRichard O'Rawe's work delves into complex and often controversial chapters of recent history, offering detailed accounts that blend personal perspective with wider political analysis. His writing is characterised by a commitment to unveiling hidden truths and presenting perspectives rarely given centre stage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders can expect compelling narratives rooted in \u003cem\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Memoir\u003c\/em\u003e, where individual experience illuminates broader social and political conflicts. O'Rawe's books challenge conventional narratives, encouraging reflection on contentious historical events.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"stakeknifes-dirty-war-by-richard-orawe-9781785374470","title":"Stakeknife's Dirty War","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this sensational exposé of British Intelligence’s top informer in the upper ranks of the IRA, Richard O’Rawe delivers the most definitive account yet of the Troubles’ most enigmatic, notorious and sinister figure, Freddie Scappaticci.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCodenamed \u003cem\u003eStakeknife\u003c\/em\u003e, from the late 1970s through to his eventual exposure in 2003, he was the ‘jewel in the crown’ of a British infiltration system designed to cause mayhem and chaos in the IRA’s military operations. O’Rawe gained unprecedented access to Scappaticci’s former comrades, who reveal extraordinary details of the inner workings of the IRA’s Internal Security Unit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHeaded by Scappaticci, this secretive group was known locally as the ‘Nutting Squad’ owing to its fearsome reputation for the abduction, interrogation, torture, and execution of volunteers suspected of working for the British or the RUC. The political scandal at the heart of this story is that Scappaticci’s intelligence handlers were aware of almost every abduction and execution he carried out prior to it taking place; a scandal that became the subject of the British government-sponsored inquiry, Operation Kenova.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn this compelling and extraordinary story of state-sanctioned murder and extreme moral ambiguity in the overriding quest for the protection of ‘national security’, the truth is truly stranger than fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48363747737836,"sku":"9781785374470","price":62.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781785374470-stakeknife-s-dirty-war-1.jpg?v=1789531887"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/richard-orawe.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}