The defence of the realm : the authorized history of MI5 / Christopher Andrew
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TextPublication details: London : Penguin Books, 2010Description: xiii, 1044 p. : ill., col. map, ports. ; 20 cmISBN: - 9780141023304
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Ill. and map on lining papers
Includes bibliographical references and index
This book reveals the precise role of the Security Service in 20th-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 counter-espionage and counter-terrorism