The Resource Empire of secrets : British Intelligence, the Cold War and the twilight of Empire, Calder Walton
Empire of secrets : British Intelligence, the Cold War and the twilight of Empire, Calder Walton
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- Summary
- The gripping and largely untold story of the role of the intelligence services in Britain's retreat from empire. Against the background of the Cold War, and the looming spectre of Soviet-sponsored subversion in Britain's dwindling colonial possessions, the imperial intelligence service MI5 played a crucial but top secret role in passing power to newly independent national states across the globe. Mining recently declassified intelligence records, Calder Walton reveals this 'missing link' in Britain's post-war history. He sheds new light on everything from violent counter-insurgencies fought by British forces in the jungles of Malaya and Kenya, to urban warfare campaigns conducted in Palestine and the Arabian Peninsula. Drawing on a wealth of previously classified documents, as well as hitherto overlooked personal papers, this is also the first book to draw on records from the Foreign Office's secret archive at Hanslope Park, which contains some of the darkest and most shameful secrets from the last days of Britain's empire. Packed with incidents straight out of a John le Carré novel, Empire of Secrets is an exhilarating read by an exciting new voice in intelligence history--
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xxxii, 411 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9780007457960
- Label
- Empire of secrets : British Intelligence, the Cold War and the twilight of Empire
- Title
- Empire of secrets
- Title remainder
- British Intelligence, the Cold War and the twilight of Empire
- Statement of responsibility
- Calder Walton
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- The gripping and largely untold story of the role of the intelligence services in Britain's retreat from empire. Against the background of the Cold War, and the looming spectre of Soviet-sponsored subversion in Britain's dwindling colonial possessions, the imperial intelligence service MI5 played a crucial but top secret role in passing power to newly independent national states across the globe. Mining recently declassified intelligence records, Calder Walton reveals this 'missing link' in Britain's post-war history. He sheds new light on everything from violent counter-insurgencies fought by British forces in the jungles of Malaya and Kenya, to urban warfare campaigns conducted in Palestine and the Arabian Peninsula. Drawing on a wealth of previously classified documents, as well as hitherto overlooked personal papers, this is also the first book to draw on records from the Foreign Office's secret archive at Hanslope Park, which contains some of the darkest and most shameful secrets from the last days of Britain's empire. Packed with incidents straight out of a John le Carré novel, Empire of Secrets is an exhilarating read by an exciting new voice in intelligence history--
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- Walton, Calder
- Dewey number
- 353.17094109045
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- maps
- portraits
- facsimiles
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
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- Intelligence service
- International relations
- Great Britain
- Great Britain
- Label
- Empire of secrets : British Intelligence, the Cold War and the twilight of Empire, Calder Walton
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier.
- Content category
- text
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent.
- Control code
- FIEb17450317
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Extent
- xxxii, 411 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9780007457960
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia.
- Other physical details
- illustrations, map, portraits, facsimiles
- System control number
- (OCoLC)810945991
- Label
- Empire of secrets : British Intelligence, the Cold War and the twilight of Empire, Calder Walton
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier.
- Content category
- text
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent.
- Control code
- FIEb17450317
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Extent
- xxxii, 411 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9780007457960
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia.
- Other physical details
- illustrations, map, portraits, facsimiles
- System control number
- (OCoLC)810945991
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