The Resource Empire of secrets : British intelligence, the Cold War and the twilight of Empire, Calder Walton
Empire of secrets : British intelligence, the Cold War and the twilight of Empire, Calder Walton
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- Summary
- The gripping and largely untold story of the role of the intelligence services in Britain's retreat from 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. Mining recently declassified intelligence records, Calder Walton reveals this 'missing link' in Britain's post-war history. He sheds new light on everything from violent counter-insurgencies fought by British forces in the jungles of Malaya and Kenya, to urban warfare campaigns conducted in Palestine and the Arabian Peninsula. Drawing on a wealth of previously classified documents, as well as hitherto overlooked personal papers, this is also the first book to draw on records from the Foreign Office's secret archive at Hanslope Park, which contains some of the darkest and most shameful secrets from the last days of Britain's empire. Packed with incidents straight out of a John le Carre novel, Empire of Secrets is an exhilarating read by an exciting new voice in intelligence history
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xxxii, 411 pages
- Note
- Formerly CIP.
- Contents
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- Victoria's secrets : British intelligence and empire before the Second World War
- Strategic deception : British intelligence, special operations and empire in the Second World War
- 'The red light is definitely showing' : MI5, the British Mandate of Palestine and Zionist terrorism
- The empire strikes back : the British secret state and imperial security in the early Cold War
- Jungle warfare : British intelligence and the Malayan Emergency
- British intelligence and the setting sun on Britain's African empire
- British intelligence, covert action and counter-insurgency in the Middle East
- Conclusion : British intelligence : the last penumbra of empire
- Isbn
- 9780007457960
- Label
- Empire of secrets : British intelligence, the Cold War and the twilight of Empire
- Title
- Empire of secrets
- Title remainder
- British intelligence, the Cold War and the twilight of Empire
- Statement of responsibility
- Calder Walton
- Title variation
- British intelligence, the Cold War and the twilight of empire
- Subject
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- trueGreat Britain -- Colonies | History -- 20th century
- trueGreat Britain -- History -- 20th century
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- trueHistory writing -- Europe | United Kingdom
- trueIntelligence service -- Great Britain -- History
- trueIntelligence service -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century
- trueIntelligence service -- History -- 20th century
- trueInternational relations
- trueInternational relations -- History -- 20th century
- trueM I 5
- truePower (Social sciences)
- trueSecrecy in government
- trueAutonomy
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- The gripping and largely untold story of the role of the intelligence services in Britain's retreat from 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. Mining recently declassified intelligence records, Calder Walton reveals this 'missing link' in Britain's post-war history. He sheds new light on everything from violent counter-insurgencies fought by British forces in the jungles of Malaya and Kenya, to urban warfare campaigns conducted in Palestine and the Arabian Peninsula. Drawing on a wealth of previously classified documents, as well as hitherto overlooked personal papers, this is also the first book to draw on records from the Foreign Office's secret archive at Hanslope Park, which contains some of the darkest and most shameful secrets from the last days of Britain's empire. Packed with incidents straight out of a John le Carre novel, Empire of Secrets is an exhilarating read by an exciting new voice in intelligence history
- Summary
- A first book by a pioneering intelligence historian discusses how Great Britain and the imperial intelligence service MI5 played a crucial but virtually unseen role throughout the Cold War, drawing on recently declassified intelligence records to reveal violent counterinsurgencies, urban warfare campaigns and other sobering acts committed in an effort to destabilize Communist threats
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- 10231645
- Cataloging source
- DLC
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- Walton, Calder
- Dewey number
- 909
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
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- Intelligence service
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- adult
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- British intelligence, the Cold War and the twilight of Empire
- Label
- Empire of secrets : British intelligence, the Cold War and the twilight of Empire, Calder Walton
- Note
- Formerly CIP.
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 383-393) and index
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- Contents
- Victoria's secrets : British intelligence and empire before the Second World War -- Strategic deception : British intelligence, special operations and empire in the Second World War -- 'The red light is definitely showing' : MI5, the British Mandate of Palestine and Zionist terrorism -- The empire strikes back : the British secret state and imperial security in the early Cold War -- Jungle warfare : British intelligence and the Malayan Emergency -- British intelligence and the setting sun on Britain's African empire -- British intelligence, covert action and counter-insurgency in the Middle East -- Conclusion : British intelligence : the last penumbra of empire
- Control code
- 000050526723
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Extent
- xxxii, 411 pages
- Isbn
- 9780007457960
- Lccn
- 2013375075
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- Specific material designation
- regular print
- System control number
- (OCoLC)828036106
- Label
- Empire of secrets : British intelligence, the Cold War and the twilight of Empire, Calder Walton
- Note
- Formerly CIP.
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 383-393) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Victoria's secrets : British intelligence and empire before the Second World War -- Strategic deception : British intelligence, special operations and empire in the Second World War -- 'The red light is definitely showing' : MI5, the British Mandate of Palestine and Zionist terrorism -- The empire strikes back : the British secret state and imperial security in the early Cold War -- Jungle warfare : British intelligence and the Malayan Emergency -- British intelligence and the setting sun on Britain's African empire -- British intelligence, covert action and counter-insurgency in the Middle East -- Conclusion : British intelligence : the last penumbra of empire
- Control code
- 000050526723
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Extent
- xxxii, 411 pages
- Isbn
- 9780007457960
- Lccn
- 2013375075
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- Specific material designation
- regular print
- System control number
- (OCoLC)828036106
Subject
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- trueCold War
- trueCounterintelligence
- trueGreat Britain -- Colonies | History -- 20th century
- trueGreat Britain -- History -- 20th century
- trueHistory Writing -- Cold War
- trueHistory writing -- Europe | United Kingdom
- trueIntelligence service -- Great Britain -- History
- trueIntelligence service -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century
- trueIntelligence service -- History -- 20th century
- trueInternational relations
- trueInternational relations -- History -- 20th century
- trueM I 5
- truePower (Social sciences)
- trueSecrecy in government
- trueAutonomy
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