This book explores the evolving relationship between successive British prime ministers and the intelligence agencies, from Asquith's Secret Service Bureau to Cameron's National Security Council. At the beginning of the 20th Century the British intelligence system was underfunde…
"At the beginning of the 20th Century the British intelligence system was underfunded and lacked influence in government. But as the new millennium dawned, intelligence had become so integral to policy that it was used to make the case for war. Now, covert action is incorporated…
Between 1941 and 1944, sixteen thousand pigeons were dropped in an arc from Bordeaux to Copenhagen as part of 'Columba' - a secret British operation to bring back intelligence from those living under Nazi occupation. The messages flooded back written on tiny pieces of rice paper…
Between 1941 and 1944, sixteen thousand pigeons were dropped in an arc from Bordeaux to Copenhagen as part of 'Columba' - a secret British operation to bring back intelligence from those living under Nazi occupation. The messages flooded back written on tiny pieces of rice paper…
2009 will mark the 100th anniversary of Britain's MI5 and MI6 agencies, two of the oldest and most powerful secret intelligence services in the world. Secret Wars covers a century of triumphs and deceptions: from the last days of the British Empire, to Allied intelligence in Wor…
2009 will mark the 100th anniversary of Britain’s MI5 and MI6 agencies, two of the oldest and most powerful secret intelligence services in the world. Secret Wars covers a century of triumphs and deceptions: from the last days of the British Empire, to Allied intelligence in Wor…
"As one of al-Qaeda's most respected scholars and bomb-makers, Aimen Dean rubbed shoulders with the mastermind of the 9/11 attacks and swore allegiance to Osama bin Laden himself. His job was already one of the most dangerous in the world. But what the others didn't know was tha…
As one of al-Qaeda's most respected scholars and bomb-makers, Aimen Dean rubbed shoulders with the mastermind of the 9/11 attacks and swore allegiance to Osama bin Laden himself. His job was already one of the most dangerous in the world. But what the others didn't know was that…
"As one of al-Qaeda's most respected bomb-makers, Aimen Dean rubbed shoulders with the mastermind of the 9/11 attacks and swore allegiance to Osama bin Laden himself. As a double agent at the heart of al-Qaeda's chemical weapons program, he foiled attacks on civilians and saved …
Recruited by British Intelligence to infiltrate the IRA and Sinn Fein during the height of the Northern Ireland Troubles, they were Agents of Influence. With codenames like INFLICTION, STAKE KNIFE, 3007 and CAROL, these spies played a pivotal role in the fight against the IRA. N…
In [this book, the author] reveals ... new information about the relationship between Britain and the U.S. during the Cold War: the success of U.S. and British covert operations - notably in Iran and Guatemala - as well as many costly debacles and follies. Using the formidable m…