MI6 : the history of the Secret Intelligence Service, 1909-1949 / Keith Jeffery

Jeffery, Keith

ISBN 10: 0747591830 / ISBN 13: 9780747591832

Published by London : Bloomsbury, 2010

About this Item

Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description: 810p., plates, ill. ; 20cm. Subjects: Great Britain -- MI6 History -- 20th century. 1 Kg. Seller Inventory # 316660

Bibliographic Details

Title: MI6 : the history of the Secret Intelligence...

Publisher: London : Bloomsbury

Publication Date: 2010

Binding: Hardcover

Illustrator: Illus. With Photos

Edition: First Edition.

About this title

Synopsis:

A groundbreaking book, this unprecedented study is the authoritative account of the best-known intelligence organization in the world. Essential reading for anyone interested in the history of espionage, the two world wars, modern British government and the conduct of international relations in the first half of the twentieth century, "MI6: The History of the Secret Intelligence Service 1909-1949" is a uniquely important examination of the role and significance of intelligence in the modern world.

About the Author:

Keith Jeffery was Professor of British History at Queen's University, Belfast, and a Member of the Royal Irish Academy. In 1998 he was the Lees Knowles Lecturer in Military Science at Trinity College, Cambridge, and in 2003-4, Parnell Fellow in Irish Studies at Magdalene College, Cambridge. He was the author of fifteen books and lived in Northern Ireland.