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Agent M: The Lives and Spies of MI5's Maxwell Knight Library Edition
Contributor(s): Hemming, Henry (Read by)

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ISBN: 1478922346     ISBN-13: 9781478922346
Publisher: PublicAffairs
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Binding Type: Compact Disc - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: May 2017
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BISAC Categories:
- Biography & Autobiography | Historical
- History | Europe - Great Britain - 20th Century
- Political Science | Intelligence & Espionage
Physical Information: 1.2" H x 6.5" W x 6.1" L (0.70 lbs)
Themes:
- Cultural Region - British Isles
Features: Unabridged
 
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Maxwell Knight was a paradox. A jazz obsessive and nature enthusiast (he is the author of the definitive work on how to look after a gorilla), he is seen today as one of MI5's greatest spymasters, a man who did more than any other to break up British fascism during the Second World War-in spite of having once belonged to the British Fascisti himself. He was known to his agents and colleagues simply as M, and is rumored to be the inspiration for the character in the James Bond series.

Knight became a legendary spymaster despite an almost total lack of qualifications. What set him apart from his peers was a mercurial ability to transform almost anyone into a fearless secret agent. He was the first in MI5 to grasp the potential of training female agents.

Agent M is about more than just one man however. In its pages, Hemming will reveal for the first time in print the names and stories of some of the men and women recruited by Knight, on behalf of MI5, and then asked to infiltrate the most dangerous political organizations in Britain at that time. Until now, their identities have been kept secret outside MI5. Drawn from every walk of life, they led double lives-often at great personal cost-in order to protect the country they loved. With the publication of this book, it will be possible at last to celebrate the lives of these courageous and selfless individuals.

Drawing on declassified documents, private family archives, and original interviews, Agent M reveals not just the shadowy world of espionage but a brilliant, enigmatic man at its shadowy center.


Contributor Bio(s): Hemming, Henry: - Henry Hemming is the author of five previous works of nonfiction, including most recently The Ingenious Mr. Pyke. He has written for the Economist, FT Magazine, and the Washington Post, and his books have been featured in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Christian Science Monitor, and other places. He lives in London with his wife and daughter.
 
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