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Interest in spies and spying has rarely been higher than it is today. This collection of classic fiction and nonfiction from spies and spy-writers provides a unique insight into the imaginary and the real worlds of espionage and its practitioners. Editor Michael Smith is a former intelligence officer and one of the leading authorities on the history of spies. He has collected a series of thrilling and absorbing stories told by some of the greatest spies and spy writers in this one collection. Daring wartime plans devised by Ian Fleming to steal an Enigma machine for the Bletchley Park code breakers sit side by side with reports from MI6 traitor Kim Philby to Moscow Centre, operations in Bolshevik Russia by Sidney Reilly, the original Ace of Spies, and the literary spy stories of Joseph Conrad and Erskine Childers. Each article or extract is accompanied by an expert introduction from Smith. Stories of espionage never cease to engage and enthral. Smith deftly uses his own experience and that of the many contributors to lead the reader through the fascinations of the secret world.
Michael Smith is an award-winning journalist and the number one best-selling author of Killer Elite: The inside story of America's most secret special operations team. Smith served in the British Army's Intelligence Corps before joining the BBC.
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Michael Smith is an award-winning journalist and number one bestselling author. Smith served in the British Army’s Intelligence Corps before joining the BBC. He has since worked as a reporter for both the Daily Telegraph and the Sunday Times, covering the wars in the Balkans, Iraq and Afghanistan. His many journalistic scoops include the publication of the Downing Street Memos, which exposed the way in which intelligence was fixed’ in Washington DC in order to justify the war in Iraq. Smith’s many books include Six: A History of Britain’s Secret Intelligence Service 1909-1939; The Secrets of Station X: How the Bletchley Park Codebreakers Helped Win the War and Killer Elite: The inside story of America's most secret Special Operations team. He lives near Henley-on-Thames with his wife and family.
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A Spectator Book of the Year: "A compendium of fiction, memoir and archive material, never less than entertaining and surprisingly informative." The Spectator "If you crave armchair action and adventure this well-chosen anthology should prove thoroughly satisfying." The Good Book Guide
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- PublisherBiteback Publishing
- Publication date2015
- ISBN 10 1849547408
- ISBN 13 9781849547406
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages406
- EditorSmith Michael
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Espionage fact and fiction collide in this thrilling compendium of spy writing, where you'll fi nd some of the greatest spy stories ever written alongside genuine agent reports and instructions that changed the course of history - all within one definitive and unique collection. Daring wartime plans devised by Ian Fleming that could have come straight from the pages of a Bond novel are followed by the first appearance of John le Carre's George Smiley. Never-before-published reports from Cambridge spies Kim Philby and Guy Burgess to Moscow Centre are seen alongside literary classics by Graham Greene and Somerset Maugham. Genuine instructions to agents on how to tail a suspect, or how to stay alive inside wartime Germany - 'never confi de in women' - are interspersed with tales of derring-do inside Bolshevik Russia from Paul Dukes and Sidney Reilly, the original Ace of Spies. With an expert introduction to each extract, former intelligence officer Michael Smith deftly uses his own experience, and that of his many contributors, to take us on a fascinating journey inside the real world of espionage. The Secret Agent's Bedside Reader is a must-own for every espionage enthusiast and aspiring agent. Featuring John Le Carre, Erskine Childers, John Buchan, Ian Fleming, Graham Greene, Kim Philby, Joseph Conrad, Guy Burgess, Somerset Maugham and many more. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Seller Inventory # GOR006335529
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