Empire of Secrets: British Intelligence in the Cold War and the Twilight of Empire - Couverture souple

Walton, Calder

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1468309463 ISBN 13 : 9781468309461

Editeur : Overlook Books, 2014

Synopsis

Against the looming specter of Soviet subversion in Britain's colonial possessions, the imperial intelligence service MI5 played a crucial but unseen role in passing power to newly independent national states across the globe.

Mining recently declassified records, Calder Walton reveals the missing link in Britain's post-war history. Drawing on hitherto overlooked personal papers, this is the first book to utilize records from the Foreign Office's secret archive, which contains some of the darkest and most shameful secrets from the last days of Britain's empire.

Packed with scenes straight out of a John le Carre novel, Empire of Secrets, is an exhilarating read by an exciting new voice in intelligence history.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Calder Walton is a leading expert among a new generation of intelligence historians. He earned a doctorate in history from Cambridge and has published widely on intelligence history. This is his first book.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Overlook Books
• Date d'édition: 2014
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1468309463
• ISBN 13: 9781468309461
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 448
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible