A well-informed defector is the most dangerous counter-intelligence commodity because it takes a spy to catch a spy. Very occasionally, an agent, especially a mole or an intelligence professional, will…

Josh Thistlethwaite, is typical of many youngsters, he hates rules and being told what to do. One afternoon, he somehow finds himself in a strange town, where there are no…

This book details MI5’s interception and exploitation of secret Comintern wireless traffic, which revealed the first evidence of widescale Soviet espionage in Britain.

This second edition of Historical Dictionary of International Intelligence covers its history through a chronology, an introductory essay, and an extensive bibliography. This book is an excellent access point for…

This Historical Dictionary of Cold War Intelligence contains a chronology, an introduction, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has hundreds of cross-referenced dictionary entries on crucial operations spies, defectors…

Explains the demise of the Abwehr in the final two years of the Second World War.

Written by an acknowledged and world-renowned authority in the field, this is an unrivalled insider information on Soviet spying activities.

During her various love affairs with women, Vita Sackville-West maintained a loving marriage with Harold Nicolson. Here, their son Nigel combines his mother’s memoirs with his own explanations and what…