The Secret History of MI6
1909-1949
$49.91
- Paperback
832 pages
- Release Date
27 September 2011
Summary
The authorized history of the world’s oldest and most storied foreign intelligence service, drawing extensively on hitherto secret documents.
Britain’s Special Intelligence Service, commonly called MI6, is not only the oldest and most storied foreign intelligence unit in the world—it is also the only one to open its archives to an outside researcher. The result, in this authorized history, is an unprecedented and revelatory look at an organization that essentially cre…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780143119999 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0143119990 |
| Author: | Keith Jeffery |
| Publisher: | Penguin Putnam Inc |
| Imprint: | Penguin USA |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 832 |
| Release Date: | 27 September 2011 |
| Weight: | 714g |
| Dimensions: | 214mm x 138mm x 46mm |
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Critics Review
“Perhaps the most authentic account one will ever read about how intelligence really works.” - The Washington Times “A very fine book…full of episode and personality.” - The
“Perhaps the most authentic account one will ever read about how intelligence really works.” -The Washington Times
“A very fine book…full of episode and personality.” -The Telegraph
“An important cautionary tale that has implications worldwide.” -Seattle Times
About The Author
Keith Jeffery
Keith Jeffery, MRIA was a Northern Irish historian specializing in modern British, British Imperial, and Irish history. He obtained his BA, MA, and PhD (1978) degrees from St. John’s College, Cambridge, the latter under the supervision of John Andrew Gallagher, and was Professor of British history at Queen’s University Belfast.
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