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MI6 Fifty Years of Special Operations by Dorril, Stephen - 2000

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MI6 Fifty Years of Special Operations

by Dorril, Stephen

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UK: Fourth Estate, 2000. 1.5kgs & 907 Smiley-crisp pp. MI6 is crammed with information for the security service buff and the lay-person alike, and is by turn extraordinary, darkly comical and alarming, but never less than a remarkable insight into a service that operates in our name. To the person in the street, the British secret service conjures up images of the shaken, but never stirred suavity of James Bond. The reality of life inside MI6--the Security Service responsible for British operations outside of the United Kingdom--is a more dark narrative of intrigue and ineptitude, alleges Stephen Dorril, author of this comprehensive and weighty tome. Don't plan to put this on your light reading list, for MI6 is a huge and dense book: 800 pages of text, plus a list of acronyms that runs to six pages and over 60 pages of notes. Dorril begins by observing that "Researching secret agencies--and there are a few more secret than MI6--is obviously a difficult task"; in the light of this he's done an admirable job. Faults? 1.5cm split in cover at spine top & alas, no dj so lower $.. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 24 Cm.
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  • Book Condition Used - Very Good
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  • Publisher Fourth Estate
  • Place of Publication UK
  • Date Published 2000
  • Keywords Dorril MI6 Spies War Espionage
  • Size 24 Cm

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London: Fourth Estate, 2000. 1st ed. thus. Nice Copy. octavo. stiff wrappers xv + 907pp., b/w pls., index, Monumental account of MI6Õs dismal operational record since WW2. When one considers that they were probably the most successful service outside the Eastern Bloc it is easy to understand the appalling record of US failures in the same period
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MI6. Fifty Years of Special Operations

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4th Estation, 2000. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine Condition/Near Fine. Book 1st Printing. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 907 pages. Item Type: Book. Clean and bright pages. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. Dust Jacket is in as new condition, apart from normal shop shelf wear - contains no tears or chips or other damage. Dust Jacket un-clipped. No inscriptions. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: History; ; Military & Warfare. ISBN: 1857020936. ISBN/EAN: 9781857020939. Please contact H4o Books if you require images or further information. Inventory No: 029000. . 9781857020939 This book is extra heavy, and may involve extra shipping charges.
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London: Fourth Estate, 2000. 1st edition. Fine. octavo. dust jacket xv + 907pp., b/w pls., index, Monumental account of MI6Õs dismal operational record since WW2. When one considers that they were probably the most successful service outside the Eastern Bloc it is easy to understand the appalling record of US failures in the same period. PublisherÕs marK on bottom edge o/w Fine
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