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The Politics of James Bond
The adventures and antics of James Bond have provided the world with many of the most gripping story lines of the last half-century. Fleming?s novels were bestsellers in their day, and the Bond films have been even more popular, becoming the most enduring and successful film franchise in history. By some estimates, half of the world?s population has seen a James Bond movie. A fascinating and accessible account of this global phenomenon, The Politics of James Bond uses the plots and characterizations in the novels and the blockbuster films to place Bond in a historical, cultural, and political context. ø Jeremy Black charts and explores how the settings and the dynamics of the Bond adventure...
Stalin's Agent
This is the true story behind General Alexander Orlov, the man who never was, now revealed in full for the first time: Stalinist henchman, Soviet spy, celebrated defector to the West, and central character in the greatest KGB deception ever.
Intelligence, Defence and Diplomacy
What was Britain's reaction to the death of Stalin? How has Britain reconciled a modern nuclear strategy with its traditional imperial defence commitments around the world? How has secret intelligence affected the Special Relationship' since 1945? Certain clear questions and perennial themes run through British overseas policy since 1945. This book examines them, drawing on new research by leading historians and scholars in the field.
A Spy's London
A different kind of tour guide, to 136 sites in London associated with spies and spycatchers in the last century of English history.
MI6
A groundbreaking book, this unprecedented study is the authoritative account of the best-known intelligence organisation in the world. Essential reading for anyone interested in the history of espionage, the two world wars, modern British government and the conduct of international relations in the first half of the twentieth century, MI6: The History of the Secret Intelligence Service 1909-1949 is a uniquely important examination of the role and significance of intelligence in the modern world.
Trotsky's Run
A JAMES BURLANE THRILLER It is a strange case of history repeating itself and international relations making strange bedfellows in Richard Hoyt's comic thriller, Trotsky's Run. In this funny, gripping, and tongue-in-cheek look at spy versus spy, two CIA agents form an unusual partnership to unravel and forestall what appears to be the horrifying inevitability that the next President of the United States will be a KGB agent. Ex-Russian mole Kim Philby begs to be rescued from the Soviet Union. A CIA deskman ends up in Yalta. Leon Trotsky visits a Manhattan massage parlor. And all the while, the Americans and Russians exchange gambits, as a mysterious third party always looks on. From the man who turned a beardless Fidel Castro loose in New York City in The Manna Enzyme, here is Trotsky s Run, appalling, outrageous, black comedy at its best.
Philby
From joining the SIS (Secret Intelligence Service) in 1940 to torpedoing British links with Spanish Anarchists and recruiting Nazi war criminals, Philby's activities spread far and wide. This book reveals his role in the Middle East, shaping British Middle East policies from the 1940s to the 60s.
Encyclopedia of Cold War Espionage, Spies, and Secret Operations
The only comprehensive and up-to-date book of its kind with the latest information.
A Dragon at the Gates
This mystery adventure novel takes the reader on a dangerous journey to Greece. FBI agent Gene McKay must find a missing Greek scientist before the Chinese and Russians can capture the man and confiscate his revolutionary oil drilling invention. The Agency’s instructions to Gene are clear: find the inventor, bring him safely back to the United States, and cure your drinking problem, or your employment will be terminated.
A Spy Among Friends
From bestselling author Ben Macintyre, the true untold story of history's most famous traitor
