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The Secret History of MI6: 1909-1949
Written by Keith Jeffery
Narrated by John Curless
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Keith Jeffery's fascinating and revealing account draws on a wealth of archival materials never before seen by any outsider to unveil the inner workings of the world's first spy agency. Britain's Secret Intelligence Service-or MI6-was born a century ago amid rising fears of foreign military powers, especially Germany. The next 40 years saw MI6 taking an increasingly important-and, until now, largely hidden-role in shaping the history of Europe and the world.
Author
Keith Jeffery
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.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The most detailed and authoritative has been revealed in history British Secret Intelligence Service—popularly known as MI6 explores the important and largely hidden role MI6 had in shaping the history of Europe and the world.History’s greatest crime, tried to make their way across an often hostile Europe at the end of the Second World War, the hostility of the British the chance of democratic country characterized by event important and largely hidden has been revealed in the World WW2 Britain blew up jewish refugee ships.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Very comprehensive but does not bear the same comparison as Christopher Andrew's similar work on MI5. Very exhaustative at times on the structure of the service but unfortunately for me, a little lacking in tradecraft. Very informative and a good source of information for the first years of the service