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Description edit
Brown (Bodyguard of Lies) has dug up an impressive amount of information about the almost-legendary figure who headed British Intelligence during World War II and the early years of the Cold War. Menzies's organizational and proprietary efforts on behalf of the Ultra Project, by which German... read more
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First Sentence edit
Sixty-one days after the outbreak of World War II, on November 4, 1939, Admiral Sir Hugh Sinclair, chief of the British Secret Intelligence Service (SIS), died suddenly at King Edward VII Hospital for Officers in Beaumont Place, London, "C"--as chiefs of the British secret service were always known, for reasons of security and the need for anonymity in what was a dark trade--was sixty-six years of age.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Anthony Cave Brown (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Macmillan Publishing Company
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1987
ISBN: 0025173901
Page Count: 830
Publisher: Macmillan Publishing Company
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1987
ISBN: 0025173901
Page Count: 830
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: D810.S8M463
- Dewey: 940.5486410924
Subjects edit
- Books › History › Military › World War II › Intelligence Operations
- Books › Biographies & Memoirs › People, A-Z › ( C ) › Churchill, Winston
- Books › Biographies & Memoirs › Leaders & Notable People › U.K. Prime Ministers › Churchill, Winston
- Books › History › Military › Intelligence & Espionage
- Books › History › World
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