The Secret History of MI6, 1909-1949
| AUTHOR | Jeffery, Keith; Jeffery, Keith |
| PUBLISHER | Penguin Books (09/27/2011) |
| PRODUCT TYPE | Paperback (Paperback) |
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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 created, over the course of two world wars, the modern craft of spying. Here are the true stories that inspired Ian Fleming's James Bond's novels and John le Carré George Smiley novels. Examining innovations from invisible ink and industrial-scale cryptography to dramatic setbacks like the Nazi sting operations to bag British operatives, this groundbreaking history is as engrossing as any thriller--and much more revealing.
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ISBN-13:
9780143119999
ISBN-10:
0143119990
Binding:
Paperback or Softback (Trade Paperback (Us))
Content Language:
English
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Page Count:
832
Carton Quantity:
16
Product Dimensions:
5.50 x 2.00 x 8.40 inches
Weight:
1.80 pound(s)
Feature Codes:
Bibliography,
Index,
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Price on Product,
Maps,
Table of Contents,
Illustrated
Country of Origin:
US
Subject Information
BISAC Categories
Political Science | Intelligence & Espionage
Political Science | Europe - Great Britain - General
Political Science | Modern - 20th Century - General
Grade Level:
College Freshman
and up
Dewey Decimal:
327.124
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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 created, over the course of two world wars, the modern craft of spying. Here are the true stories that inspired Ian Fleming's James Bond's novels and John le Carré George Smiley novels. Examining innovations from invisible ink and industrial-scale cryptography to dramatic setbacks like the Nazi sting operations to bag British operatives, this groundbreaking history is as engrossing as any thriller--and much more revealing.
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