MI6: The History of the Secret Intelligence Service 1909-1949

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Stephen Dorril, a front-ranking investigative journalist, discloses the fullest portrait yet of M16. Ritter’s old-fashioned determination to do his job regardless of what his Nazi bosses want, and the danger that poses to him, leave him with only two possible allies, the Gestapo or a woman he believes to be a ruthless British spy.

Unlike its main sister agencies, Security Service (MI5) and Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ), SIS works exclusively in foreign intelligence gathering; the ISA allows it to carry out operations only against persons outside the British Islands. Yes, when it was published in 1932 it was almost immediately withdrawn and he was prosecuted under the Official Secrets Act.A groundbreaking book, this unprecedented study is the authoritative account of the best-known intelligence organization in the world.

In response, the French replied that Britain would do more for France if the British wanted the French to do something for them.The turning point in Jeffery's story, the making of a secret service with a truly international range, was the Second World War. Dorril's work delves into the clandestine world of espionage, tracing the evolution of MI6 from its early origins to its role in the late 20th century.