Mi5 at war 1909-1918 : how mi5 foiled the spies of the kaiser in the first world war / Chris Northcott.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Northcott, Chris, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Great Britain. MI5--History--20th century.

Great Britain.

World War, 1914-1918--Secret service--Great Britain.

World War, 1914-1918.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (295 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

East Sussex, England : Tattered Flag, 2015.

Summary:

"The years 1909-1918 can be regarded as formative for MI5, an era in which it developed from a small counter-espionage bureau into an established security intelligence agency. MI5's main roles during this period were counter-espionage and advising the War Office on how to deal with the police and the civilian population, particularly foreign nationals in Britain. Using hitherto neglected documents from official archives, intelligence specialist Chris Northcott examines how MI5 foiled the spies of the Kaiser during the First World War, paying particular attention to the preventive measures the organization instituted to 'frustrate' espionage and how its investigations to 'cure' espionage were conducted."--Back cover.

Contents:

Acknowledgements; Glossary; Introduction; Chapter One Humble Beginnings 1903-March 1911; Chapter Two Breakthrough March 1911-August 1914; Chapter Three The Outbreak of War August 1914-December 1914; Chapter Four The Year of the Spy 1914; Chpater Five New Threats; Chapter Six From Counter-Espionage to Security Intelligence 1 January 1914 To 11 November 1918; Chapter Seven Settling Accounts Conclusion and MI5 and the Historiography; Appendix; Chapter Notes; Sources and Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed February 22, 2016).

ISBN:

9780957689299

0957689292