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the guy liddell diaries vol i 1939 1942 mi5s director of counter espionage in world war ii
p this is the first volume of nigel wests acclaimed presentation of these fascinating diaries from the heart of britains second world war intelligence operations . p no intelligence buff can be without this volume and anyone interested in british twentieth century history needs it too . p m.r.d. foot the spectator p regarded by historians as the most important military intelligence documents from the whole of the second world war . p irish independent p a unique insight into the espionage secrets of the second world war . its historical importance is enhanced by the editing of nigel west who apart from decoding several obscure references to the secret war persuaded the security service to break their rule of maintaining an agents anonymity . p bbc history magazine p 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 . br 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 organization .
paperback routledge 2009 isbn13 9780415547987 isbn10 0415547989
abridged n isbn 13 9780415547987 number in series 1 number of pages 329 publisher taylor & francis release date 62135769600000