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![]() | The Friends (1990) Britain's Post-war Secret Intellegence Operations A non fiction book by Nigel West |
This book aims to tell in detail of the British Secret Intelligence Service's overseas triumphs and disasters. The book looks at the defection of Grigori Tokaev - the first GRU officer to escape from East Berlin, the sabotage campaign authorized by the Foreign Secretary to stem the flow of Jewish refugees from Europe to Palestine, the secret deals and collapse of a spy ring which led to the ill-fated Suez invasion, the brilliant coup masterminded in Iran to save the West's oil supply and the exfiltration from Moscow of Oleg Gordievsky, SIS's star agent for more than a decade. These events, woven into the background of treachery provided by Kim Philby and George Blake, and the bizzare purges conducted to rid the organization of other suspect moles, combine to make a story which would be of interest to amateur historians and professional intelligence officers alike.
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Hardback Editions
June 1988 : Hardback
| Title: Friends: Britain's Postwar Secret Service Intelligence Operations Author(s): Nigel West ISBN: 0-297-79430-2 / 978-0-297-79430-1 (UK edition) Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
Paperback Editions
February 1990 : Paperback
| Title: Friends: Britain's Postwar Secret Service Intelligence Operations (Coronet Books) Author(s): Nigel West ISBN: 0-340-51120-6 / 978-0-340-51120-6 (UK edition) Publisher: Coronet Books Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
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