Agent M: The Lives and Spies of MI5's Maxwell Knight
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| Rating | : | 4.17 (836 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B06Y2JM6S8 |
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| Number of Pages | : | 143 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-09-17 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
"There is more to MI5 than you knew! Agent M is a worthy read!" according to al. This will likely be a Best Seller. Hemming has brought to life intriguing people in history who are too often forgotten. I especially liked his focus on Maxwell Knight and all of the connected characters as it related to the desperate struggle between nations. Fascinating personalities. Very interesting to students of WWII history, like myself.Many new discoveries for me.Well w. Inside MI5 David Shulman Henry Hemming introduces us to Maxwell Knight a jazz playing naturalist with his own private menagerie who turns out to be a great talent spotter and spy runner for MI5. He is the model for Ian Fleming’s “M.” He marries three times, but none of them were consummated. In other words he was quite the quirky guy.Hemming’s biography largely focuses on the 19. One of a Kind and Thank God he was on Our Side !! Look, if you aren't into spy history or how countries protect themselves then this book sure ain't for you. BUT, if you'd like to know about the fabulous and eccentric people who protected England and America from Fascist and Communist agents during WW2 then this book is one great read.It's the biography of England's most famous spy runner, the man who recruited and managed age
Knight's work revolutionized British intelligence, pioneering the use of female agents, among other accomplishments. Drawing on a vast array of 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.. 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. Spying is the art of knowing whom to trust - and whom to betray.Maxwell Knight was perhaps the greatest spymaster in history, rumored to be the real-life inspiration for the James Bond character M. In telling Knight's remarkable story, Agent M also reveals for the first time in print the names and stories of some of the men and women recruited by Knight on behalf of MI5 who were asked to infiltrate the country's most dangerous political organizations. Yet he had a gift for turning practically anyone into a fearless secret agent