The Guy Liddell Diaries, Volume I: 1939-1942: MI5's Director of Counter-Espionag

Description: The Guy Liddell Diaries, Volume I: 1939-1942 by Nigel West Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Hardcover Condition Brand New Description Guy Liddell, MI5s Director of Counter-Espionage, kept a daily diary of events throughout the Second World War, which provide a unique insight into the work of the Security Service. Publisher Description WALLFLOWERS is the codename given to one of the Security Services most treasured possessions, the daily journal dictated from August 1939 to June 1945 by MI5s Director of Counter Espionage, Guy Liddell, to his secretary, Margo Huggins. The document was considered so highly classified that it was retained in the safe of successive Directors-General, and special permission was required to read it. Liddell was one of three brothers who all won the Military Cross during the First World War and subsequently joined MI5. He initially first served in the Metropolitan Police Special Branch at Scotland Yard, dealing primarily with cases of Soviet espionage, until he was transferred to MI5 in 1931. His social connections proved important because in 1940 he employed Anthony Blunt as his personal assistant and became a close friend of both Guy Burgess and Victor Rothschild, and was acquainted with Kim Philby. Despite these links, when Liddell retired from the Security Service in 1952 he was appointed security adviser to the Atomic Energy Commission, an extremely sensitive post following the conviction of the physicist Klaus Fuchs two years earlier.No other member of the Security Service is known to have maintained a diary and the twelve volumes of this journal represent a unique record of the events and personalities of the period, a veritable tour dhorizon of the entire subject. As Director, B Division, Liddell supervised all the major pre-war and wartime espionage investigations, maintained a watch on suspected pro-Nazis and laid the foundations of the famous double cross system of enemy double agents. He was unquestionably one of the most reclusive and remarkable men of his generation, and a legend within his own organisation. Author Biography Nigel West is a military historian specialising in security and intelligence topics. He lectures at the Centre for Counterintelligence and Security Studies in Washington DC and is the European editor of the "World Intelligence Review". In 1989 he was elected The Experts Expert by the Observer and in 2003 he was the recipient of the US Association of Former Intelligence Officers Lifetime Literature Achievement Award. Details ISBN 0415352134 ISBN-13 9780415352130 Title The Guy Liddell Diaries, Volume I: 1939-1942 Author Nigel West Format Hardcover Year 2005 Pages 348 Edition 1st Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd GE_Item_ID:7374830; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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