The Defence of the Realm
Subtitle: The Authorized History of MI5
By: Christopher Andrew.
Publisher: Allen Lane
Published: 2009
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 1032
ISBN-13: 9780713998856
Copyright date: 2009
Subjects: Great Britain. -- MI5 -- History; Intelligence service -- Great Britain -- History
Other titles: Defense of the realm
Description: 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [989]-1004) and index.