Thomas, Gordon, 1933-

Secret wars : one hundred years of British intelligence inside MI5 and MI6 / Gordon Thomas. - 1st ed. - New York : Thomas Dunne Books, 2009. - xvii, 430 p. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 403-411) and index.

Directors of intelligence services -- Acronyms and agency names -- Prime sources -- Her Majesty's secret agent -- The flight of the falcon -- The fairy godmother's spies -- The enemy within the gate -- Ciphers and bugs -- The atom spies -- Moles between friends -- The winds of hate -- Partition to perdu -- Out of the shadows -- High expectations -- New targets -- Glasnost in the snow -- The bamboo curtain spies -- A new world: adjust or die -- Tango in the basement -- Route nine eleven -- The day their lives changed -- Back to the future -- For the moment -- A personal note -- Select bibliography -- Index.

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