In spies we trust : the story of Western intelligence / Rhodri Jeffreys-Jones.
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TextPublisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2013Edition: First editionDescription: 1 online resource (ix, 297 pages) : illustrationsContent type: - text
- computer
- online resource
- 9780191651700
- 0191651702
- 9781299469778
- 1299469779
- Espionage, British -- History -- 20th century
- Espionage, British -- History -- 21st century
- Espionage, American -- History -- 20th century
- Espionage, American -- History -- 21st century
- Great Britain -- Foreign relations -- United States
- United States -- Foreign relations -- Great Britain
- Great Britain -- Foreign relations -- 20th century
- Great Britain -- Foreign relations -- 21st century
- United States -- Foreign relations -- 20th century
- United States -- Foreign relations -- 21st century
- Espionnage britannique -- Histoire -- 20e siècle
- Espionnage britannique -- Histoire -- 21e siècle
- Espionnage américain -- Histoire -- 20e siècle
- Espionnage américain -- Histoire -- 21e siècle
- Grande-Bretagne -- Relations extérieures -- États-Unis
- États-Unis -- Relations extérieures -- Grande-Bretagne
- Grande-Bretagne -- Relations extérieures -- 20e siècle
- Grande-Bretagne -- Relations extérieures -- 21e siècle
- États-Unis -- Relations extérieures -- 20e siècle
- États-Unis -- Relations extérieures -- 21e siècle
- POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Freedom & Security -- Intelligence
- TRUE CRIME -- Espionage
- Diplomatic relations
- Espionage, American
- Espionage, British
- Great Britain
- United States
- History
- The Cold War
- International relations
- Political control & freedoms
- Warfare & defence
- Europe
- United States of America, USA
- 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999
- 21st century, c 2000 to c 2100
- General & world history
- Espionage & secret services
- Politics and Government
- 1900-2099
- 327.124100904 23
- JF1525.I6 J44 2013eb
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Title from PDF title page (viewed on Apr. 30, 2013).
Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-280) and index.
The separate origins of American and British intelligence -- Great war origins of the Anglo-American intelligence partnership -- Implications of the Zimmermann telegram -- The special intelligence relationship in the Second World War -- CIA: the new model agency -- Surviving mistrust: Cold War intelligence episodes -- Vietnam, Guyana, Ramparts: trust in decline -- An American gift: government in the sunshine -- The distant cousin: America goes its own way -- Europol -- The quest for European intelligence -- Beyond the old west.
In Spies We Trust reveals the full story of the Anglo-American intelligence relationship - ranging from the deceits of World War I to the mendacities of 9/11 - for the first time. Why did we ever start trusting spies? It all started a hundred years ago. First we put our faith in them to help win wars, then we turned against the bloodshed and expense, and asked our spies instead to deliver peace and security. By the end of World War II, Britain and America were cooperating effectively to that end. At its peak in the 1940s and 1950s, the 'special intelligence relationship' contributed to national.
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