The Defence Of The Realm The Authorized History Of M15 Christopher Andrew by Christopher Andrew 9780670064502, 0670064505 instant download after payment.

To mark the centenary of its foundation, MI5 opened its archives for the very
first time to an independent historian, resulting in an unprecedented
publishing event. In The Defence of the Realm, Christopher Andrew reveals
the precise role of the Security Service in twentieth-century British history,
from its founding by Captain Kell of the British Army in October 1909, through
two world wars, and up to and including its present roles in counter-espionage
and counter-terrorism.

Readers will learn how MI5 has been managed, what its relationship has been
with the government, where it has triumphed and where it has failed. Despite
the sensitive nature of the materials, no restrictions were placed on the
judgments made by the author.

The Defence of the Realm also uncovers the identities of previously unknown
enemies of Britain and the West whose activities the Service has brought to
light; adds significantly to our knowledge of many celebrated events and
notorious individuals; and definitively lays to rest a number of persistent
myths. Above all, it shows the place of this hitherto extremely secretive
organization within the UK. Few books could offer such an immediate and
extraordinary expansion in our understanding of British history over the past
century.

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