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Agent M : the lives and spies of MI5's Maxwell Knight / Henry Hemming.
Van Pelt Library UB271.G72 H45 2017
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Athenaeum of Philadelphia - Circulating Collection UB271.G72 H45 2017
Available
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hemming, Henry, 1979- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Knight, Maxwell, 1900-1968.
- Knight, Maxwell.
- Intelligence officers--Great Britain--Biography.
- Intelligence officers.
- Great Britain.
- Intelligence service--Great Britain--History--20th century.
- Intelligence service.
- History.
- TRUE CRIME / Espionage.
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Military.
- HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain.
- Local Subjects:
- Intelligence service--Great Britain--History--20th century.
- TRUE CRIME / Espionage.
- Intelligence officers--Great Britain--Biography.
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Military.
- HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- History.
- Physical Description:
- xi, 354 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : PublicAffairs, [2017]
- Summary:
- Maxwell Knight was perhaps the greatest spymaster in history, rumored to be the real-life inspiration for the James Bond character "M." He did more than anyone in his era to combat the rising threat of fascism in Britain during World War II, in spite of his own history inside this movement. He was also truly eccentric--a thrice-married jazz aficionado who kept a menagerie of exotic pets--and almost totally unqualified for espionage. Yet he had a gift for turning practically anyone into a fearless secret agent. Knight's work revolutionized British intelligence, pioneering the use of female agents, among other accomplishments. Drawing on original sources, Agent M reveals not only the story of one of the world's greatest intelligence operators, but the sacrifices and courage required to confront fascism during a nation's darkest time.
- Contents:
- Part one. Becoming M
- Part two. The red menace
- Part three. The enemy within.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 335-339) and index.
- Local Notes:
- Athenaeum copy: Livezey Fund bookplate.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Hemming, Henry, 1979- author. Agent M
- ISBN:
- 9781610396844
- 1610396847
- OCLC:
- 958798631
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