The Quest for C: Mansfield Cumming and the Founding of the Secret Service

by Alan Judd

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A fascinating and unique history of the launch of Britain's Secret Intelligence Service through the unusual life of its founder, Mansfield Cumming.

Sir Mansfield Cumming, the founder of the British Secret Service and the original 'C', has until now been a shadowy figure. For this authorised biography, the Secret Intelligence Service has released to Alan Judd, Cumming's voluminous diaries, which have never been seen outside the Service and...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0006530257

ISBN13:9780006530251

Release Date:January 2000

Publisher:HarperCollins

Length:528 Pages

Weight:0.84 lbs.

Dimensions:1.3" x 5.0" x 8.0"

Related Subjects

Biographical Biographies Biographies & History Biography & History Modern (16th-21st Centuries) Political Science Politics & Government Politics & Social Sciences True Crime

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