Londres, Inglaterra : Bloomsbury, c2010.

xxiii, 840 p. : il. ; 20 cm.

Foreword. -- Preface. -- Preface to paperback edition. -- Acknowledgments. -- List of abbreviations. -- Part One. Early Days -- 1. The beginnings of the Service -- Part Two. The First World War -- 2. Status, organisation and expertise -- 3. Operations in the West -- 4. Working further afield -- Part Three. The Interwar Years -- 5. The emergence of SIS -- 6. From Boche to Bolsheviks -- 7. Domestic matters -- 8. Existing on a shoestring -- 9. Approaching war -- Part Four. The Impact of War -- 10. Keeping afloat -- 11. The European theatre -- 12. From Budapest to Baghdad -- 13. West and East -- Part Five. Winning The War -- 14. The tide turns -- 15. From Switzerland to Normandy -- 16. Victory in Europe -- 17. Asia and the end of the war -- 18. Postwar planning -- Part Six. From Hot War To Cold War -- 19. Adjusting to peace -- 20. Deployment and operations in Europe -- 21. A worldwide Service -- Part Seven. Conclusion -- 22. SIS: leadership and performance over the first forty years.

Tomado de LC: "An authorized history of the world's oldest foreign intelligence service covers MI6's alliance with the United States, its contributions to wars, and its relationship with the CIA."

9781408810057

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