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Churchill and Secret Service
by David Stafford
ISBN: 0879518502
ISBN-13: 9780879518509
Format: Hardcover
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Summary
A new study of Winston Churchill and his involvement in the secret world of military intelligence, clandestine operations, counterterrorism, and subversion. Stafford, a former diplomat and a director of the Center for Second World War Studies, maintains that Churchill understood better than most of his contemporaries in government the real value of military intelligence and how it could be used to reduce casualties and influence strategy, and that it was largely as a result of Churchill's encouragement that British intelligence was given the resources to break Germany's Ultra Code, thereby providing the Allies with the war plans of the German High Command.
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"In providing this balanced but never dull portrait, Stafford has added a new dimension to our understanding of this ever-fascinating titan while simultaneously throwing an illuminating light on the development of Britain's intelligence services during his long and momentous life." -- Zara Steiner
-- New York Times Book Review
Bibliographic Details
Publisher: Penguin Group USA
Published date: 1997
Edition: 1th edition
Size: 6.5 x 9.25 inches
Weight: 1.75 pounds
Pages: 386
Publisher's Notes
With absorbing detail about the secret world of agents and double agents rivaling le Carre, this groundbreaking work traces Churchill's connections with the world of intelligence, from his days as a member of the Cabinet that established the Secret Service to the war years, when his extensive intelligence network provided him with superior information - the brilliant pay-off for his years of nurturing these contacts. As both a riveting account of the origins and inner workings of modern intelligence agencies and a study of Churchill and his role in the development of modern day intelligence, Churchill and Secret Service is a major contribution to the study of modern and military history and a crucial missing key to understanding Churchill himself.
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Overlook Hardcover, 1998-01-01. Hardback.. Very good condition./Very good dust jacket.. * * * Selling books of merit since 1988. * * * Prompt, Professional Service. Satisfaction Guaranteed. * * * ( more information) Offered by Harvest Book Co (United States)
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Woodstock: The Overlook Pr. 1997. F First Edition. H Hard Cover. Very Good - Fine. xiii, 386 pp, introduction, 19 chapters, notes, bibliography, index with b&w plates following page 178. Not price clipped, no wear. Clean, tight and strong binding with clean dust jacket and no underlining, highlighting or marginalia in text. Black half-cloth with brown boards. ~Click on BOOKSTORES to browse our extensive listings of similar titles in British History~ ( more information) Offered by West Side Book Shop, ABAA (United States)
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The Overlook Press, Woodstock, NY, 1997. VG/VG, like new. Reddish-black boards with 1/4 black cloth covered spine and reddish-gilt lettering, first edition, hardcover.. 286 + xiii pp incl contents, list of illustrations, acknowledgements, notes, bibliography and an index. ( more information) Offered by Welly's Books (United States)
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Overlook Press. 1997. Hardcover. 0879518502 . In stock here in the UK. ; 1.41 x 9.3 x 6.34 Inches . ( more information) Offered by Bookfinder-General (United Kingdom)
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New York: Overlook Press, 1998. Filling in the intelligence aspect of Churchill's service. 386 pp. Crisp, clean and bright book. Black matte of dust jacket has very light rubbing. Very nice copy. 1st Ed., 3rd Ptg.. ISBN: 0879518502. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good++. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. WORLD WAR II, WWII, TWO, 2, WW2, MILITARY INTELLIGENCE, INTELLIGENCE SERVICE, BRITISH INTELLIGENCS. ( more information) Offered by Texas Star Books (United States)
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