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M16 : The history of the secret intelligence service 1909 - 1949

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Publication details: London Bllomsbury 2011Description: 840p xixISBN:
  • 9780747591832
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 327.124 JEF
Contents:
Contents: Part One: Early Days: 1. The beginnings of the service -- Part Two: The First World War : 2. Status, organisation and expertise -- 3. Operations in the West -- 4. Working further afield -- Part Three: The Interwar Years: 5. The emergence of SIS -- 6. From Boche to Bolsheviks -- 7. Domestic matters -- 8. Existing on a shoestring -- 9. Approaching war -- Part Four: The Impact of War: 10. Keeping afloat -- 11. The European theatre -- 12. From Budapest to Baghdad -- 13. West and East -- Part Five: Winning the War: 14. The tide turns -- 15. From Switzerland to Normandy -- 16. Victory in Europe -- 17. Asia and the end of the war -- 18. Postwar planning -- Part Six: From Hot War to Cold War: 19. Adjusting to peace -- 20. Deployment and operations in Europe -- 21. A worldwide Service -- Part Seven: Conclusion. 22. SIS: Leadership and performance over the first forty years.
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Contents:
Part One: Early Days: 1. The beginnings of the service --
Part Two: The First World War : 2. Status, organisation and expertise --
3. Operations in the West --
4. Working further afield --
Part Three: The Interwar Years: 5. The emergence of SIS --
6. From Boche to Bolsheviks --
7. Domestic matters --
8. Existing on a shoestring --
9. Approaching war --
Part Four: The Impact of War: 10. Keeping afloat --
11. The European theatre --
12. From Budapest to Baghdad --
13. West and East --
Part Five: Winning the War: 14. The tide turns --
15. From Switzerland to Normandy --
16. Victory in Europe --
17. Asia and the end of the war --
18. Postwar planning --
Part Six: From Hot War to Cold War: 19. Adjusting to peace --
20. Deployment and operations in Europe --
21. A worldwide Service --
Part Seven: Conclusion. 22. SIS: Leadership and performance over the first forty years.