As John le Carr�'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.--$cProvided by publisher.
Authors
- Bibliography, etc. Note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Control Number Identifier
- CaOOCEL
- Date published
- 2020.
- Description conventions
- rda
- Dewey Decimal Classification Number
- 327.1241
- Dewey Decimal Edition Number
- 23
- Distributor
- Canadian Electronic Library (Firm),
- General Note
- Issued as part of the desLibris books collection
- Geographic Area Code
- e-uk---
- ISBN
- 9780228000815 9780228002215 9780228002208 0228002214 0228002206
- LCCN
- UB251.G7
- LCCN Item number
- B35 2020eb
- Modifying agency
- CaBNVSL
- Original cataloging agency
- NLC
- Physical Description | Extent
- 1 electronic text (xiii, 264 pages)
- Published in
- Ottawa, Ontario
- Publisher or Distributor Number
- CaOOCEL
- Rights
- Access restricted to authorized users and institutions
- System Control Number
- (CaBNVSL)kck00240832 (OCoLC)1129097383 (CaOOCEL)456975
- System Details Note
- Mode of access: World Wide Web
- Transcribing agency
- NLC
Table of Contents
- Cover 1
- SECRET HISTORY 2
- Title 4
- Copyright 5
- Dedication 6
- CONTENTS 8
- Figures 10
- Acknowledgements 12
- Introduction 18
- 1 Oh! What a Lovely War / History from the Great War 26
- 2 Talking about a Revolution / History from the 1920s 55
- 3 The Locust Has Eaten / History from the Phoney War 82
- 4 The Audit of War / History from the Year of Victory 114
- 5 The History Boys / History from the 1940s 157
- 6 Look Back in Anger / History from the 1950s 186
- Conclusion 224
- Notes 228
- Index 268
