| Description |
1 online resource |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
"As John le Carré'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."-- Provided by publisher |
| Contents |
Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Figures -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- 1 Oh! What a Lovely War: History from the Great War -- 2 Talking about a Revolution: History from the 1920s -- 3 The Locust Has Eaten: History from the Phoney War -- 4 The Audit of War: History from the Year of Victory -- 5 The History Boys: History from the 1940s -- 6 Look Back in Anger: History from the 1950s -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Index |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Intelligence service -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century.
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Intelligence service. |
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Great Britain. |
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
20th century |
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1900-1999 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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History.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Ball, S.J. (Simon J.). Secret history. Montreal ; Kingston ; London ; Chicago : McGill-Queen's University Press, 2020 0228000823 9780228000822 (OCoLC)1126214396 |
| ISBN |
9780228002215 (electronic book) |
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0228002214 (electronic book) |
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9780228002208 (electronic book) |
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0228002206 (electronic book) |
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9780228000822 (paperback) |
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0228000823 |
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0228000815 |
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9780228000815 |
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9780228000815 |
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