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Author Dickson, J. H.

Title The Clandestine Lives of Colonel David Smiley.

Publication Info. Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, 2019.

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Description 1 online resource (383 pages).
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Series Intelligence, surveillance and secret warfare
Intelligence, surveillance and secret warfare.
Contents Intro -- The Clandestine Lives of David Smiley -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- List of Illustrations -- List of Abbreviations -- 1 From the Cradle to Palestine -- 2 From Palestine to Abyssinia -- 3 Desert Wars -- 4 From Regular to Irregular -- 5 A Matter called 'Concensus' -- 6 Three Majors: Two for Politics, One for Fighting -- 7 Burnt but Alive -- 8 Between Ubon and a Hard Place -- 9 From Espionage to Sabotage -- 10 Subversion and the Ceremonial -- 11 As Tough as Teak -- 12 Our Man in Yemen -- 13 An Uncomplicated Patriot -- Bibliography -- Index
Summary Drawing on extensive interviews and archival research, this biography uncovers the motivations and ideals that informed Smiley's commitment to covert action and intelligence during the Second World War and early part of the Cold War, often among tribally based societies.
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Subject World War, 1939-1945 -- Secret service -- Great Britain.
World War (1939-1945)
Chronological Term 1939-1945
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author Macpherson, P. (Peter)
Other Form: Print version: Dickson, J.H. Clandestine Lives of Colonel David Smiley. Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, ©2019 9781474441155
ISBN 9781474441179
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1474441157
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