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The first full history of spies, spying, and the intelligence bureaucracy, from the author of The Philby Conspiracy. Photographs.
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- PublisherAndre Deutsch Ltd
- Publication date1986
- ISBN 10 0233979689
- ISBN 13 9780233979687
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages436
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THE SECOND OLDEST PROFESSION: The Spy as Bureaucrat, Patriot, Fantasist and Whore
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. 1st Edition. This copy is in new, unmarked condition bound in black cloth covered boards with bright gilt titling to the spine. This copy is bright, tight, white and square. There is a handsome bookplate to the front paste down. The unclipped dust wrapper is in new condition. International postal rates are calculated on a book weighing 1 Kilo, in cases where the book weighs more than 1 Kilo increased postal rates will be quoted, where the book weighs less then postage will be reduced accordingly. As ever Knightley's writing is clear, and easily engages the reader. With regard to his subject, he is focused on the state institutions of spying and their personnel, with particular regard to the experience of Britain, America and the Soviet Union (MI6, CIA, KGB). He is very good on the roots of these organizations and the personalities involved, from the British in the period prior to the Great War, the Soviets during the Civil War and the Americans during WW2. Other countries, primarily Germany and France, only come into the plot as and when their role is deemed important, mostly during both the world wars. The cast of characters is a large one, though one never feels overwhelmed, perhaps because they are a colourful enough bunch that easily stick in the mind. Knightley is particularly interesting on the Cambridge spy ring in Britain, one of whom (Kim Philby) has been the focus of some of his journalism and a prior book. The coverage of this part is quite detailed and endlessly fascinating, particularly with regard to the genesis of the Spycatcher affair in the 1980's. The infamous Peter Wright himself was one of the "young Turks" who believed that Roger Hollis (head of MI5) was a Soviet agent. The sect within MI5 he belonged to come across as paranoid Cold War ideologues par excellence, as their capers around the Labour Governments of the 1960's and 70's make clear. Ref QQQ 8. Seller Inventory # 029645
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