Agent M: The Lives and Spies of MI5's Maxwell Knight
ISBN-13:
9781610396844
ISBN-10:
1610396847
Edition:
1
Author:
Henry Hemming
Publication date:
2017
Publisher:
PublicAffairs
Format:
Hardcover
384 pages
Category:
United States
,
Historical
,
Espionage
,
True Crime
,
Great Britain
,
European History
,
World War II
,
Military History
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ISBN-13:
9781610396844
ISBN-10:
1610396847
Edition:
1
Author:
Henry Hemming
Publication date:
2017
Publisher:
PublicAffairs
Format:
Hardcover
384 pages
Category:
United States
,
Historical
,
Espionage
,
True Crime
,
Great Britain
,
European History
,
World War II
,
Military History
Summary
Agent M: The Lives and Spies of MI5's Maxwell Knight (ISBN-13: 9781610396844 and ISBN-10: 1610396847), written by authors
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Description
The fascinating, improbable true story of Maxwell Knight--the great MI5 spymaster and inspiration for the James Bond character M.
Maxwell Knight was perhaps the greatest spymaster in history. He did more than anyone in his era to combat the rising threat of fascism in Britain during World War II, in spite of his own history inside this movement. He was also truly eccentric--a thrice-married jazz aficionado who kept a menagerie of exotic pets--and almost totally unqualified for espionage.
Yet he had a gift for turning practically anyone into a fearless secret agent. Knight's work revolutionized British intelligence, pioneering the use of female agents, among other accomplishments. In telling Knight's remarkable story, Agent M also reveals for the first time in print the names and stories of some of the men and women recruited by Knight, on behalf of MI5, who were asked to infiltrate the country's most dangerous political organizations.
Drawing on a vast array of original sources, Agent M reveals not only the story of one of the world's greatest intelligence operators, but the sacrifices and courage required to confront fascism during a nation's darkest time.
Maxwell Knight was perhaps the greatest spymaster in history. He did more than anyone in his era to combat the rising threat of fascism in Britain during World War II, in spite of his own history inside this movement. He was also truly eccentric--a thrice-married jazz aficionado who kept a menagerie of exotic pets--and almost totally unqualified for espionage.
Yet he had a gift for turning practically anyone into a fearless secret agent. Knight's work revolutionized British intelligence, pioneering the use of female agents, among other accomplishments. In telling Knight's remarkable story, Agent M also reveals for the first time in print the names and stories of some of the men and women recruited by Knight, on behalf of MI5, who were asked to infiltrate the country's most dangerous political organizations.
Drawing on a vast array of original sources, Agent M reveals not only the story of one of the world's greatest intelligence operators, but the sacrifices and courage required to confront fascism during a nation's darkest time.
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