Defend the Realm: The Authorized History of MI5
An unprecedented publishing event: to mark the centenary of its foundation, the British Security Service, MI5, has for the first time opened its archives to an independent historian. The book reveals the precise role of the Security Service in twentieth-century British history, from its...
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An unprecedented publishing event: to mark the centenary of its foundation, the British Security Service, MI5, has for the first time opened its archives to an independent historian. The book reveals the precise role of the Security Service in twentieth-century British history, from its foundation by Captain Kell of the British Army in October 1909, through two world wars, up to and including its present roles in counterespionage and counterterrorism. The book describes how MI5 has been managed, what its relationship has been with government, WHERE it has triumphed, and where it has failed. In all of this no restriction has been placed on the judgments made by the author.Defend the Realm also reveals the identities of previously unknown enemies of the United Kingdom whose activities have been uncovered by the Service, adds significantly to our knowledge of many celebrated events and notorious individuals, and definitively lays to rest a number of persistent myths....
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Format: ebook
ISBN:
9780307272911 (0307272915)
Publish date: October 20th 2009
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Pages no: 56
Edition language: English
Category:
Non Fiction,
History,
European Literature,
British Literature,
Mystery,
War,
Military,
Politics,
Spy Thriller,
Espionage,
Crime
Only at 150 pages in, and I like it already. Section A-B The first bit is about MI5 being active during the First War, but got seriously budge cut and almost got "cancelled" after the war is over. This is something that a history book reader would like. History is not really my thing, but I lik...
Since I was using this for research, it's a strong look into the history of the British intelligence services. Personally, I have read better.
List of IllustrationsForeword by the Director General of the Security ServicePrefaceAcknowledgements--The Defence of the Realm: The Authorized History of MI5Appendix 1: Directors and Director Generals, 1909-2009Appendix 2: Security Service Strength, 1909-2009Appendix 3: Nomenclature and Responsibili...
List of IllustrationsForeword by the Director General of the Security ServicePrefaceAcknowledgements--The Defence of the Realm: The Authorized History of MI5Appendix 1: Directors and Director Generals, 1909-2009Appendix 2: Security Service Strength, 1909-2009Appendix 3: Nomenclature and Responsibili...
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