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Zusatztext An extraordinarily rich record of an unusually rich mind - one of the most interesting people in recent English intellectual life! caught at one of the most vital moments in English history. Informationen zum Autor Hugh Trevor-Roper (1914-2003) was Regius Professor of History at the University of Oxford, UK for over twenty years, a member of the House of Lords from 1979 and Master of Peterhouse College, University of Cambridge, UK 1980-87. His historical interests included England during the 17th century civil wars, the history of ideas during the Renaissance and Enlightenment, 20th-century espionage and treason, and Hitler's Germany. Trevor-Roper was a senior wartime Intelligence officer, and retained his links with the security services until the 1970s. He also travelled widely overseas as a highly regarded special correspondent for the Sunday Times. Klappentext During World War II, Britain enjoyed spectacular success in the secret war between hostile intelligence services, enabling a substantial and successful expansion of British counter-espionage. Hugh Trevor-Roper's experiences working for the Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) during the war had a profound impact on him and he later observed the world of intelligence with particular sharpness. To him, the subjects of wartime espionage and the complex espionage networks that developed in the Cold War period were as worthy of profound investigation and reflection as events from the more distant past. Expressing his observations through some of his most ironic and entertaining correspondence, articles and reviews, Trevor-Roper wrote vividly about some of the greatest intelligence characters of the age - from Kim Philby and Michael Straight to the Germans Admiral Canaris and Otto John. Including some previously unpublished material, this book is a sharp, revealing and personal first-hand account of the intelligence world in World War II and the Cold War.Hugh Trevor-Roper's collected writings on the subject of intelligence - including the full text of The Philby Affair and some of his personal letters to leading figures. Zusammenfassung During World War II! Britain enjoyed spectacular success in the secret war between hostile intelligence services! enabling a substantial and successful expansion of British counter-espionage. Hugh Trevor-Roper's experiences working for the Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) during the war had a profound impact on him and he later observed the world of intelligence with particular sharpness. To him! the subjects of wartime espionage and the complex espionage networks that developed in the Cold War period were as worthy of profound investigation and reflection as events from the more distant past. Expressing his observations through some of his most ironic and entertaining correspondence! articles and reviews! Trevor-Roper wrote vividly about some of the greatest intelligence characters of the age - from Kim Philby and Michael Straight to the Germans Admiral Canaris and Otto John. Including some previously unpublished material! this book is a sharp! revealing and personal first-hand account of the intelligence world in World War II and the Cold War. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Illustrations Foreword by Sir Michael Howard Abbreviations and Glossary Editor's Preface Editor's Introduction: Hugh Trevor-Roper's Secret War 1. Sideways into SIS 2. Admiral Canaris 3. The Philby Affair 4. Deception 5. Ultra 6. Percy Sillitoe and Dick White 7. Antony Blunt 8. Michael Straight 9. Peter Wright 10. Otto John and Reinhard Gehlen Appendix 1: Correspondence with Patrick Reilly Appendix 2: Charles Stuart on Kim Philby Editor's Notes Bibliography Index ...
