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Spooks: The Unofficial History of Mi5 from the First Atom Spy to 7/7 1945-2009

Spooks: The Unofficial History of Mi5 from the First Atom Spy to 7/7 1945-2009

Hennessey, Thomas
Thomas, Claire

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General World HistoryInternational RelationsOther Wars

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ISBN10: 1445602679
ISBN13: 9781445602677
Publisher: Amberley Publishing
Published: Feb 15 2011
Pages: 288
Weight: 0.69
Height: 0.88 Width: 5.00 Depth: 7.85
Language: English
The real history of MI5 during the era of the Cold War, the IRA & international terrorism. 'PO Box 500, London W2'; the nondescript address from behind which one of the world's most famous Secret Services hid: MI5. This book, based on previously secret sources, lifts the lid on Britain's Security Service. Despite an outstanding war record against German espionage, MI5 failed to prevent Soviet agents like Anthony Blunt penetrating the heart of the British establishment, including MI5 itself. The authors look in detail at MI5's role in the post-Cold War world; in particular, they consider its changing role as it took on the main responsibility in countering terrorist threats to Britain. Controversy has never been far away during MI5's battle against the IRA, which included sending deep penetration agents into the heart of Northern Ireland's terrorist organisations. And in the twenty-first century, MI5 has had to face the deadliest terrorist threat of all - from Al Qaeda. The book looks at MI5's attempts to prevent mass murder on the streets of Britain, including the failure to stop the 7/7 bombings in London in 2005.

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