Andrew, Christopher M.

The defence of the realm : the authorized history of MI5 / Christopher Andrew - London : Penguin Books, 2010 - xiii, 1044 p. : ill., col. map, ports. ; 20 cm.

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

9780141023304


Great Britain. MI5 --History