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The Secret War Between the Wars: MI5 in the 1920s and 1930s (Paperback)
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The Secret War Between the Wars: MI5 in the 1920s and 1930s (Paperback)
Series: History of British Intelligence
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The methods developed by British intelligence in the early
twentieth century continue to resonate today. Much like now, the
intelligence activity of the British in the pre-Second World War
era focused on immediate threats posed by subversive, clandestine
networks against a backdrop of shifting great power politics. Even
though the First World War had ended, the battle against Britain's
enemies continued unabated during the period of the 1920s and
1930s. Buffeted by political interference and often fighting for
their very survival, Britain's intelligence services turned to
fight a new, clandestine war against rising powers Soviet Russia
and Nazi Germany. Using recently declassified files of the British
Security Service (MI5), The Secret War Between the Wars details the
operations and tradecraft of British intelligence to thwart
Communist revolutionaries, Soviet agents, and Nazi sympathizers
during the interwar period. This new study charts the development
of British intelligence methods and policies in the early twentieth
century and illuminates the fraught path of intelligence leading to
the Second World War. An analysis of Britain's most riveting
interwar espionage cases tells the story of Britain's transition
between peace and war. The methods developed by British
intelligence in the early twentieth century continue to resonate
today. Much like now, the intelligence activity of the British in
the pre-Second World War era focused on immediate threats posed by
subversive, clandestine networks against a backdrop of shifting
great power politics. As Western countries continue to face the
challenge of terrorism, and in an era of geopolitical change
heralded by the rise of China and the resurgence of Russia, a
return to the past may provide context for a better understanding
of the future. Kevin Quinlan received his PhD in History from the
University of Cambridge. He works in Washington, DC.
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