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Subtitle: Sir Mansfield Cumming and the founding of the British Secret Service
By: Alan Judd.
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 1999
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 501
Subjects: Cumming, Mansfield, -- Sir, -- 1859-1923; Great Britain. -- MI6 -- History; Intelligence officers -- Great Britain -- Biography; Intelligence service -- Great Britain -- History; Espionage -- Great Britain -- History
Genres: Biography.
Other titles: Sir Mansfield Cumming and the founding of the British Secret Service.
Description: This text presents a history of the launch of Britain's Secret Intelligence Service through the life of its founder, Mansfield Cumming. Cumming was a soldier of 50 with a distinguished military record when asked to set up MI6. Many aspects of his work and character remain traditions to this day.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 483-486) and index.