The Clandestine Lives of Colonel David Smiley : Code Name 'Grin'
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Hardback or Cased Book
Book Series
Intelligence, Surveillance and Secret Warfare
ISBN-10
1474441157
ISBN-13
9781474441155
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Imprint
Edinburgh University Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Jun 5th, 2019
Print length
380 Pages
Weight
726 grams
Dimensions
16.30 x 24.30 x 2.70 cms
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Drawing on extensive interviews and archival research, this biography uncovers the motivations and ideals that informed Smiley’s commitment to covert action and intelligence during the Second World War and early part of the Cold War, often among tribally based societies.
An academic biography of Colonel David de Crespigny Smiley and his intimate involvement in British secret service operations
This book illuminates the shadowy world of covert British intelligence through an exploration of the life of one of Britain''s foremost exponents of irregular warfare. With a particular focus on operations in the Balkans and the Middle East, it offers a granular understanding of the motivations and ideals that informed Smiley''s commitment to covert action and intelligence, both during the Second World War and in the early Cold War era.
Through extensive uses of primary sources including exclusive interviews with Colonel Smiley, his family and a number of key associates, Clive Jones crafts a detailed study of a man who proudly operated in the shadows for his country, while also addressing the wider issues of morality, accountability and control of clandestine operations.
This book illuminates the shadowy world of covert British intelligence through an exploration of the life of one of Britain''s foremost exponents of irregular warfare. With a particular focus on operations in the Balkans and the Middle East, it offers a granular understanding of the motivations and ideals that informed Smiley''s commitment to covert action and intelligence, both during the Second World War and in the early Cold War era.
Through extensive uses of primary sources including exclusive interviews with Colonel Smiley, his family and a number of key associates, Clive Jones crafts a detailed study of a man who proudly operated in the shadows for his country, while also addressing the wider issues of morality, accountability and control of clandestine operations.
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