Historian and author Keith Jeffery tells the history of the world's oldest and most storied foreign intelligence service: Britain’s MI6. In The Secret History of MI6, he explores the important and largely hidden role MI6 had in shaping the history of Europe and the world.
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Comments [8]
Michael, that accent is from Northern Ireland ergo UK
All very lovely snow job from MI6 , the author complete with an ‘overseer; to make it completely safe !. . . how to change the facts Philby was a communist because of British politics at that time did not want to confront Hitler yet in the book the author says ‘this is not mentioned’. the Royal Prince of Wales actually wrote to Hitler a letter of approbation as a total embarrassment to the crown! . . and as for the middle east , the need for resources i.e. oil was much more important than the lives of holocaust victims a deep embedded British anti-Semitism. And the Poles first broke the Enigma machine contary to the author or should one say the Irish Blarney, of the well paid author.
"yes" on the Smiley question, and what's MI6's record on torture?
What's your feeling about Roger Hollis?
Was he a mole or is Peter Wright's book "Spycatcher" settling a personal score
You're thinking of the Zimmerman telegram which was not forged, but real. British Intelligence did make sure the US found out about it though. I also think, but not sure, that it was from the foreign minister not the Kaiser.
Anyone who likes these subjects should read "Between Silk and Cyanide" by Leo Marks who was the UK's code maker during WWII
Did MI6 lure the U.S. into WWI by forging a letter from the Kaiser to the Pres. of Mexico?
How does MI6 compare to CIA?
Is MI6 the agency for which "George Smiley" allegedly worked for?
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