Defend the realm
Subtitle: the authorized history of MI5
By: Christopher Andrew.
Edition: 1st U.S. ed.
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 1032
ISBN-13: 9780307263636
Subjects: Great Britain. -- MI5 -- History; Intelligence service -- Great Britain -- History
Description: "Defend the Realm" reveals the precise role of the Security Service in twentieth-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 counterespionage and counterterrorism.
Notes: "This is a Borzoi book."

Includes bibliographical references (p. [989]-1004) and index.