Secret World

Behind the Curtain of British Intelligence in World War II and the Cold War

AvHugh Trevor-Roper,E. D. Harrison

Häftad, Engelska, 2020

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During World War II, Britain enjoyed spectacular success in the secret war between hostile intelligence services, enabling a substantial and successful expansion of British counter-espionage. Hugh Trevor-Roper's experiences working for the Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) during the war had a profound impact on him and he later observed the world of intelligence with particular sharpness. To him, the subjects of wartime espionage and the complex espionage networks that developed in the Cold War period were as worthy of profound investigation and reflection as events from the more distant past. Expressing his observations through some of his most ironic and entertaining correspondence, articles and reviews, Trevor-Roper wrote vividly about some of the greatest intelligence characters of the age - from Kim Philby and Michael Straight to the Germans Admiral Canaris and Otto John. Including some previously unpublished material, this book is a sharp, revealing and personal first-hand account of the intelligence world in World War II and the Cold War.

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Utgivningsdatum:2020-06-25
Mått:156 x 234 x 18 mm
Vikt:540 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:320
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN:9781350160798

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Hugh Trevor-Roper was one of the most brilliant historian of his generation. An expert in the history of early modern Britain and Nazi Germany, he was Regius Professor of Modern History at Oxford University, UK and latterly Master of Peterhouse College at the University of Cambridge, UK. He received a life peerage in 1979. He was the author of numerous books, including his famous investigation of Hitler's last days. During World War II, Trevor-Roper served in the Secret Intelligence Service, giving him a remarkable insight into the work of the intelligence services in Britain. A collection of his diaries - The Wartime Journals (2012) - is also available from Bloomsbury.E. D. Harrison is an historian and writer specializing in World War II. He attended Trevor-Roper's lectures while at Oxford University and has taught history at universities in Britain and the US. He has held the Laming Junior Fellowship, the Alistair Horne Visiting Fellowship at Oxford University, UK and an Anthony de Rothschild Fellowship in History of the Churchill Trust. He is the author of The Young Kim Philby: Soviet Spy and British Intelligence Officer (2012).

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List of IllustrationsForeword by Sir Michael HowardAbbreviations and GlossaryEditor’s PrefaceEditor’s Introduction: Hugh Trevor-Roper's Secret War1. Sideways into SIS2. Admiral Canaris3. The Philby Affair4. Deception5. Ultra6. Percy Sillitoe and Dick White7. Antony Blunt8. Michael Straight9. Peter Wright10. Otto John and Reinhard GehlenAppendix 1: Correspondence with Patrick ReillyAppendix 2: Charles Stuart on Kim PhilbyEditor’s NotesBibliographyIndex