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Agent M : the lives and spies of MI5's Maxwell Knight Cover Image Book Book

Agent M : the lives and spies of MI5's Maxwell Knight

Hemming, Henry 1979- (author.).

Summary: "Maxwell Knight was perhaps the greatest spymaster in history, rumored to be the real-life inspiration for the James Bond character "M." He did more than anyone in his era to combat the rising threat of fascism in Britain during World War II, in spite of his own history inside this movement. He was also truly eccentric--a thrice-married jazz aficionado who kept a menagerie of exotic pets--and almost totally unqualified for espionage. Yet he had a gift for turning practically anyone into a fearless secret agent. Knight's work revolutionized British intelligence, pioneering the use of female agents, among other accomplishments. Drawing on original sources, Agent M reveals not only the story of one of the world's greatest intelligence operators, but the sacrifices and courage required to confront fascism during a nation's darkest time."--Provided by the publisher.

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  • ISBN: 9781610396844
  • Physical Description: print
    regular print
    xi, 354 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 25 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : PublicAffairs, 2017.

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Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 335-339) and index.

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Subject: Knight, Maxwell -- 1900-1968
Intelligence officers -- Great Britain -- Biography
Intelligence service -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century

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Henry Hemming is the author of five works of nonfiction including Agent M and The Ingenious Mr Pyke, which landed on the New York Times monthly espionage bestseller list. He has written for the Sunday Times, Daily Telegraph, Daily Mail, the Times, the Economist, FT Magazine, and the Washington Post, and has given interviews on Radio 4's Today Programme and NBC's Today Show and spoken at schools, festivals and companies including RDF Media, The RSA, Science Museum, Frontline Club, and The School of Life. Henry lives in London with his wife, daughter and son.

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