- Intelligence service, United Kingdom. MI5, Great Britain, History
This book reveals the precise role of the Security Service in 20th-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 counter-espionage and counter-terrorism.
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Earnest, classical in form, cool and grave.
- earnestironic
- classical in formformally daring
- cooloverwhelming
- gravecomic
- character-ledplot-driven
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- Author
- Christopher M. Andrew
- First published
- 2009
- Pages
- 1032
- Publisher
- Allen Lane
- Editions
- 2
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780713998856
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