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Spymaster - The Life of Britain's Most Decorated Cold War Spy and Head of MI6, Sir Maurice Oldfield (Paperback)
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Spymaster - The Life of Britain's Most Decorated Cold War Spy and Head of MI6, Sir Maurice Oldfield (Paperback)
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'I cannot think of a better biography of a spy chief' Richard
Davenport-Hines, The Spectator Sir Maurice Oldfield was one of the
most important British spies of the Cold War era. A farmer's son
from a provincial grammar school who found himself accidentally
plunged into the world of espionage, Sir Maurice was the first
Chief of MI6 who didn't come to the role via the traditional public
school and Oxbridge route. Oldfield was the voice of British
Intelligence in Washington at the time of the Cuban Missile Crisis
and the assassination of JFK, and was largely responsible for
keeping the UK out of the Vietnam War. Working his way to the top
of the secret service, he took on the job of rebuilding confidence
in the British Secret Service in the wake of the Philby, Burgess
and Maclean spy scandals. This is the fascinating life story, told
in detail for the first time, of a complex, likable character as
well as a formidable intelligence chief.
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