The Clandestine Lives Of Colonel David Smiley Code Name Grin Clive Jones by Clive Jones 9781474441179, 1474441173 instant download after payment.

• Draws on extensive interviews and archival research, including 20 hours of interview conducted with Colonel David Smiley himself
• Uncovers the motivations and ideals that informed Smiley’s commitment to covert action and intelligence during the Second World War and early part of the Cold War, often among tribally based societies
• Addresses the wider issues of accountability and control of clandestine operations, referring in particular to operations in Albania, Oman and Yemen

This book illuminates the shadowy world of covert British intelligence through an exploration of the life of one of Britain’s foremost exponents of irregular warfare. With a particular focus on operations in the Balkans and the Middle East, it offers a granular understanding of the motivations and ideals that informed Smiley’s commitment to covert action and intelligence, both during the Second World War and in the early Cold War era.

Through extensive uses of primary sources including exclusive interviews with Colonel Smiley, his family and a number of key associates, Clive Jones crafts a detailed study of a man who proudly operated in the shadows for his country, while also addressing the wider issues of morality, accountability and control of clandestine operations.