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Defend the realm : the authorized history of MI5 /

"Defend the Realm" reveals the precise role of the Security Service in twentieth-century British history, from its foundation by Captain Kell of the British Army in October 1909, through two world wars, up to and including its present roles in counterespionage and counterterrorism.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Andrew, Christopher M.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2009.
Edition:1st U.S. ed.
Subjects:
Great Britain. > MI5 > History.
Intelligence service > Great Britain > History.
Great Britain. > MI5.
Intelligence service.
Great Britain.
History.
Description
Summary:"Defend the Realm" reveals the precise role of the Security Service in twentieth-century British history, from its foundation by Captain Kell of the British Army in October 1909, through two world wars, up to and including its present roles in counterespionage and counterterrorism.
Item Description:Originally published: The defence of the realm. London ; New York : Allen Lane, 2009.
"This is a Borzoi book."
Physical Description:xxiii, 1032 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages [989]-1004) and index.
ISBN:9780307263636
0307263630