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M : Maxwell Knight, MI5's greatest spymaster / Henry Hemming.
By: Hemming, Henry [author.]
.Publisher: London : Arrow Books, 2018Description: xiv, 400 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates.Content type: text | still image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781784752040; 9781610396844.Subject(s): Knight, Maxwell, 1900-1968 | Great Britain. MI5 -- History | Espionage, British -- History -- 20th century | World War, 1939-1945 -- Secret service -- Great BritainDDC classification: 920 Summary: Despite an almost total lack of qualifications, Maxwell Knight - or 'M', as he was known - succeeded in becoming a legendary MI5 spymaster. Throughout his career, he had at his fingertips a vast network of undercover agents hidden within extremist political groups. What set him apart was not only his extraordinary ability to keep these agents in play for so many years, but his pioneering belief in the use of female secretaries as MI5 spies. Here, Henry Hemming tells the story of this remarkable and often conflicted man. Taken from publisher's website.
| Item type | Current library | Class number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Book | House of Lords Library - Palace Dewey | 920 KNI (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 016860 |
Originally published: London: Preface, 2017.
Despite an almost total lack of qualifications, Maxwell Knight - or 'M', as he was known - succeeded in becoming a legendary MI5 spymaster. Throughout his career, he had at his fingertips a vast network of undercover agents hidden within extremist political groups. What set him apart was not only his extraordinary ability to keep these agents in play for so many years, but his pioneering belief in the use of female secretaries as MI5 spies. Here, Henry Hemming tells the story of this remarkable and often conflicted man. Taken from publisher's website.