| M: M15's First Spymaster Contributor(s): Cook, Andrew (Author) |
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ISBN: 0752439499 ISBN-13: 9780752439495 Publisher: Tempus OUR PRICE: $22.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2007 Annotation: The amazing true story of the real 'M', M15's founding father and the inspiration for Ian Fleming's character in James Bond. William Melville was one of the most influential counter-espionage figures of the twentieth century. From a tiny outfit based in Victoria Street in London, the counter-intelligence organization that Melville lobbied the Government to create is today a household name and one of the world's leading intelligence agencies. He was perfect for the job: a velvet gloved hardman who had run Scotland Yard's Special Branch and whose career had already taken in some of London's great crime dramas including the Jack the Ripper investigations; countering Irish Republican terrorism, assassination attempts on Queen Victoria and Edward VII, and anarchist bomb plots. Now, with help of recently declassified records, family material, and records that have still not officially seen the light of day, the story of his Secret Service career - including the breaking of German spy rings prior to the outbreak of World War I - can finally be told. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Military - General - History | Europe - Great Britain - General - Biography & Autobiography | Historical |
| Dewey: 327.124 |
| Physical Information: 0.97" H x 5.48" W x 7.87" (0.77 lbs) 336 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 'M' tells the story of MI5's founding father, William Melville, one of the most influential counter-espionage figures of the 20th century, who lobbied the Government to create a counter-intelligence organisation that is today a household name and one of the world's leading intelligence agencies. |