An edition of The defence of the realm
(2009)
The defence of the realm
the authorized history of MI5
by Christopher M. Andrew
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"Defend the Realm" reveals the precise role of the Security Service in twentieth-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 counterespionage and counterterrorism.
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The defence of the realm: the authorized history of MI5
2010, Penguin Books
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0141023309 9780141023304
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The defence of the realm: the authorized history of MI5
2009, Viking Canada [Penguin, Canada]
in English
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Defence of the Realm: The Authorized History of MI5
2009, Penguin Books, Limited, Penguin Books Ltd
in English
1846142849 9781846142840
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Table of Contents
Section A. The German threat, 1909-1919. Introduction: the origins of the Secret Service Bureau
'Spies of the Kaiser': counter-espionage before the First World War
The First World War: part 1-The failure of German espionage
The First World War: part 2- The rise of counter-subversion
Section B. Between the wars. Introduction: MI5 and its staff- survival and revival
The Red Menace in the 1920s
The Red Menace in the 1930s
British fascism and the Nazi threat
Section C. The Second World War. Introduction: The Security Service and its wartime staff: 'From prison to palace'
Deception
Soviet penetration and the Communist Party
Victory
Section D. The early Cold War. Introduction: The Security Service and its staff in the early Cold War
Counter-espionage and Soviet penetration: Igor Gouzenko and Kim Philby
Zionist extremists and counter-terrorism
VENONA and the special relationships with the United States and Australia
Vetting, atom spies and protective security
The communist party of Great Britain, the trade unions and the Labour Party
The hunt for the 'magnificent five'
The end of empire: part 1
The end of empire: part 2
The Macmillan government: spy scandals and the Profumo affair
FLUENCY: paranoid tendencies
The Wilson government 1964 -1970: security, subversion and 'Wiggery-Pokery'
Section E. The later Cold War. Introduction: The Security Service and its staff in the later Cold War
Operation FOOT and counter-espionage in the 1970s
The Heath government and subversion
Counter-terrorism and protective security in the early 1970s
The 'Wilson Plot'
Counter-terrorism and protective security in the later 1970s
The Callaghan government and subversion
The Thatcher government and subversion
Counter-terrorism and protective security in the early 1980s
Counter-espionage in the last decade of the Cold War
Counter-terrorism and protective security in the later 1980s
The origins of the Security Service Act
Section F. After the Cold War. The transformation of the Security Service
Holy terror
After 9/11
Conclusion: The first hundred years of the Security Service.
Edition Notes
Originally published: London: Allen Lane, 2009. With updated material in Penguin Books.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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