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The Real Special Relationship - The True Story of How the British and US Secret Services Work Together (Hardcover)
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The Real Special Relationship - The True Story of How the British and US Secret Services Work Together (Hardcover)
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'Fascinating analysis' Nigel West; 'Grippingly told, authoritative'
Mail on Sunday; 'Meticulously researched...a remarkably good read'
John Brennan, former CIA Director; 'Excellent...a detailed, highly
professional account' Sir John Scarlett, former MI6 Chief The
Special Relationship between America and Britain is feted by
politicians on both sides of the Atlantic when it suits their
purpose and just as frequently dismissed as a myth, not least by
the media, which announces its supposed death on a regular basis.
Yet the simple truth is that the two countries are bound together
more closely than either is to any other ally. In The Real Special
Relationship, Michael Smith reveals how it all began, when a
top-secret visit by four American codebreakers to Bletchley Park in
February 1941 - ten months before the US entered the Second World
War - marked the start of a close collaboration between the two
nations that endures to this day. Once the war was over, and the
Cold War began, both sides recognised that the way they had worked
together to decode German and Japanese ciphers could now be used to
counter the Soviet threat. Despite occasional political conflict
and public disputes between the two nations, such as during the
Suez crisis, behind the scenes intelligence sharing continued
uninterrupted, right up to the recent Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Smith, the bestselling author of Station X and having himself
served in British military intelligence, brings together a
fascinating range of characters, from Winston Churchill and Ian
Fleming to Kim Philby and Edward Snowden, who have helped shape the
security of our two nations. Supported by in-depth interviews and
an excellent range of personal contacts, he takes the reader into
the mysterious workings of MI6, the CIA and all those who work to
keep us safe.
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