Soldier Spy. The true story of an M15 officer risking his life to save yours

Marcus, Tom

ISBN 10: 071818484X / ISBN 13: 9780718184841

Edité par Michael Joseph / Penguin Group / Random House, London, 2016

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First edition, first impression with '001' on copyright page. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, WITHOUT DEDICATION, IN HEAVY BLACK PEN, ON TITLE PAGE. Some edge wear to top and bottom of jacket and spine, 'Signed' by the Author' sticker, slightly scratched to top front jacket, corners bruised, not price clipped (£20.00), no other inscriptions, internally clean tight and square, overall a vg copy. 323pp. In the boot were six homemade pipe bombs, all linked to detonate at the same time from a single call on a brand new pay as you go phone found on the target. Special Branch also found Chinese Type 56 assault rifles with eight full magazines full of ammunition. His target was a local school. He planned to attack two coaches of teenagers returning home after a school trip to France. Approximately sixty children, their accompanying teachers and their waiting parents. He was going to kill them all. Tom Marcus was recruited by MI5 in the wake of the 7/7 attacks on London. After five years spent undercover as part of a covert British Army special operations unit he offered the Security Service the edge they so desperately needed. Following months of intensive training, Marcus was thrown into a world of relentless, unimaginable pressure, a never ending struggle to prevent terrorist atrocities on our city streets, foil devastating strikes against the nation's infrastructure, and keep our country's secrets safe from foreign spies. Split second decisions carried life or death consequences. And not all his colleagues would survive the fight. In this explosive first hand account 'Soldier Spy' lifts the lid on the war being waged by MI5 to keep us safe in our towns and cities for the first time, a blistering, visceral insight into life on the front line against terror, revealed in never before seen detail. Scarce signed.

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Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: Soldier Spy. The true story of an M15 officer risking his life to save yours
• Éditeur: Michael Joseph / Penguin Group / Random House, London
• Date de parution: 2016
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 071818484X
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9780718184841
• Reliure: Hardcover
• Illustrateur: Jacket by Shutterstock
• Édition: 1st Edition
• Impression: 1st Printing
• État de l'article: Very Good
• État de la jaquette: Very Good
• Signé: Signed by Author(s)

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Synopsis

For the very first time an MI5 undercover surveillance officer provides an unputdownable, eye-opening account of the on-going struggle to keep Britain's streets safe and terror free.

'Gripping. One of the most successful MI5 undercover surveillance officers of his time' Sun

'Very well written, gives a startling amount of operational detail, the biggest shock of all - MI5 agreed to its publication' Sunday Times

In the boot were six homemade pipe bombs, all linked to detonate at the same time from a single call on a brand-new pay-as-you-go phone found on the target. Special Branch also found Chinese Type 56 assault rifles with eight full magazines full of ammunition.

His target was a local school. He planned to attack two coaches of teenagers returning home after a school trip to France. Approximately sixty children, their accompanying teachers and their waiting parents.

He was going to kill them all . . .

Tom Marcus was recruited by MI5 in the wake of the 7/7 attacks on London. After five years spent undercover as part of a covert British Army special operations unit he offered the Security Service the edge they so desperately needed.

Following months of intensive training, Marcus was thrown into a world of relentless, unimaginable pressure; a never-ending struggle to prevent terrorist atrocities on our city streets, foil devastating strikes against the nation's infrastructure, and keep our country's secrets safe from foreign spies. Split second decisions carried life or death consequences. And not all his colleagues would survive the fight.

In this explosive first-hand account, Soldier Spy lifts the lid on the war being waged by MI5 to keep us safe in our towns and cities for the first time; a blistering, visceral insight into life on the front line against terror, revealed in never-before-seen detail.

À propos de l?auteur

Tom Marcus lives in London.