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Published
Harper Collins, March 2013
ISBN
9780007457953
Format
Softcover, 448 pages
Dimensions
23.4cm × 15.3cm × 3.4cm

Empire of Secrets British Intelligence, the Cold War and the Twilight of Empire by

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A brilliant exploration of the role of the intelligence services at the end of Britain's 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.

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