000 00853cam a2200133 4500
020 _a9780713998856 (hbk) :
_c30.00 GBP
100 1 _aANDREW Christopher
245 _aThe defence of the realm :
_bthe authorized history of MI5 /
_cChristopher Andrew.
260 _aLondon:
_bAllen Lane,
_c2009
300 _axxiii, 1032 p. :
_bill.
520 _aComprehensive and detailed history of MI5 (the Security Service) which forms one part of Britain's intelligence apparatus. The author is said to have had extensive access to the archives of the security service, and benefitted from assistance from internal and external specialists. The arrangement is chronological starting with the threat posed by Germany prior to the First World War and culminating with terrorism in the 21st century.
650 _aBRITAIN
_xINTELLIGENCE SERVICES
945 _i27430-1001
_rY
_sY
999 _c12940
_d12940