The Black Door - Spies, Secret Intelligence and British Prime Ministers

The Black Door explores the evolving relationship between successive British prime ministers and the intelligence agencies, from Asquith's Secret Service Bureau to Cameron's National Security Council.

About the author

Richard Aldrich is a regular commentator on war and espionage and has written for the ‘Evening Standard’, the ‘Guardian’, ‘The Times’ and the ‘Telegraph’. He is the author of several books, including ‘The Hidden Hand: Britain, America and Cold War Secret Intelligence’ which won the Donner Book Prize in 2002.

Summary

The Black Door explores the evolving relationship between successive British prime ministers and the intelligence agencies, from Asquith’s Secret Service Bureau to Cameron’s National Security Council.

Product details

• Authors: Richard Aldrich, Richard Cormac Aldrich, Aldrich Richard, Rory Cormac, Cormac Rory
• Publisher: William Collins
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 20.04.2017
• EAN: 9780007555475
• ISBN: 978-0-00-755547-5
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 39 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Social sciences, law, business > Political science; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Freedom, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Security (National & International), European History, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Intelligence & Espionage, 20th Century, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / 20th Century, 21st Century, 21st century history: from c 2000 -, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Politics & government, 21st century, c 2000 to c 2100, British & Irish history, United Kingdom, Great Britain