The Defence of the Realm: The Authorized History of M15 by Andrew, Christopher - 2010

Penguin Books, London, 2010. First Edition. Softcover (Illustrated). Very Good Condition. Illustrator: Photographic. list of illustrations, Foreword by the Director-General of the Security Service, Jonathan Evans, prefaced by author acknowledgements, three appendices, notes, bibliography and index. Cartoon illustrated frontispiece, showing a 1917 Christmas card depicting MI5 impaling subversion before it can attack a British soldier. The text is illustrated with black-and-white photographs and illustrations. "For over 100 years, the agents of MI5 have defended Britain against enemy subversion. Their work has remained shrouded in secret and see – until now. This first-ever authorised account reveals British Security Service as never before: its inner workings, its clandestine operations, its failures and its tryouts." – from the rear panel blurb.  Minor creasing of the book corners with rubbing of the book edges and panels. The front panel shows a few marks and there is age toning of the text block edges and pages.  Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. [5], VI - XXIII, [6], 4 - 1044, [2 – further titles than publishing house] pages,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Photographic. Quantity Available: 1. Category: History; Espionage; Britain/UK; Politics & Government. ISBN: 0141023309. ISBN/EAN: 9780141023304. Inventory No: 0130844. . 9780141023304