MI6 The History of the Secret Intelligence Service

MI6 The History of the Secret Intelligence Service 1909-1949

For the first time, the vaults have been thrown open with full and unrestricted access to the closed archives of the Secret Intelligence Service for the period 1909-1949: the most turbulent times in recent human history.

This groundbreaking book - an unprecedented study - is the authoritative account of the best-known intelligence organisation in the world. Drawing on the most protected files within the British establishment, the landmark content provides a once in a lifetime look inside the SIS.

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.

Keith Jeffery is 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 2003-04, Parnell Fellow in Irish Studies at Magdalene College, Cambridge. He has also held visiting positions at the Australian National University, the Australian Defence Force Academy and Deakin University. Jeffery is the author of fourteen previous books. He lives in Northern Ireland.

MI6 The History of the Secret Intelligence Service 1909-1949
Allen & Unwin
Author: Keith Jeffery
ISBN: 9780747591832
Price: $59.99