The Defence of the Realm: The Authorized History of M15
- ISBN-10
- 0143174584
- ISBN-13
- 9780143174585
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 1072
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2010-10-19
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Canada
- Author
- Christopher Andrew
Description
The Defence of the Realm marks an unprecedented publishing event: to commemorate the centenary of its foundation, the British Security Service, MI5, has for the first time opened its archives to an independent historian.
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- 2009-10-06
- 1056 pages
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