As John le Carre's fictional intelligence men admit, it was the
case histories - constructed narratives serving shifting agendas -
that shaped the British intelligence machine, rather than their
personal experience of secret operations. Secret History
demonstrates that a critical scrutiny of internal "after action"
assessments of intelligence prepared by British officials provides
an invaluable and original perspective on the emergence of British
intelligence culture over a period stretching from the First World
War to the early Cold War. The historical record reflects personal
value judgments about what qualified as effective techniques and
organization, and even who could rightfully be called an
intelligence officer. The history of intelligence thus became a
powerful form of self-reinforcing cultural capital. Shining an
intense light on the history of Britain's intelligence
organizations, Secret History excavates how contemporary myths,
misperceptions, and misunderstandings were captured and how they
affected the development of British intelligence and the state.
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