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Agent M : the lives and spies of MI5's Maxwell Knight /

Maxwell Knight was perhaps the greatest spymaster in history, rumored to be the real-life inspiration for the James Bond character "M." He did more than anyone in his era to combat the rising threat of fascism in Britain during World War II, in spite of his own history inside this movement...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hemming, Henry, 1979- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : PublicAffairs, [2017]
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Knight, Maxwell, > 1900-1968.
Intelligence officers > Great Britain > Biography.
Intelligence service > Great Britain > History > 20th century.
Officiers de renseignements > Grande-Bretagne > Biographies.
HISTORY > Europe > Great Britain.
TRUE CRIME > Espionage.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Military.
Intelligence officers.
Intelligence service.
Great Britain.
1900-1999
Biography
Nonfiction.
True crime stories.
Biographies.
History.
Récits criminels.
Online Access:http://henryhemming.com/
Table of Contents:
  • Part one. Becoming M
  • Part two. The red menace
  • Part three. The enemy within.