The Hidden Hand; Britain, America, and Cold War Secret Intelligence by Aldrich, Richard J - 2001

John Murray, London, 2001. First Edition. Hardcover. Good Condition (ex-library)/No Dust Jacket. List of illustrations, list of abbreviations, Historians of Secret Service and their enemies, appendix, notes, bibliography, acknowledgements and index. Between pages 176 and 177 there are 16 pages of black-and-white photography. Black coloured boards with silver coloured titles to the backstrip. A history of espionage of Britain and America after World War II, and specifically of the Cold War. For, as the introduction states: – "The story of modern Secret Service offers us a clear warning. Governments are not only adept at hiding substantial secrets, they are quick to offer their own carefully packaged versions of the past." – from page 1; and so, this book is an unravelling of that disinformation.  This is an ex-library copy and has the faults of same: – library sticker to the lower edge of the free front end page, with cancellation stamp, library stamps to the lower edge of the title page, all text edges, and library notations to the verso of the title page and library sticker to the lower left-hand corner of the rear paste-down. Softening and rubbing of the backstrip edges with rubbing of the book corners. Tanning of the text block edges and age toning of the pages. Some handling marks to the end pages.  Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. [7], VIII - XV, [1], 733, [3] pages,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Category: Politics & Government; Espionage; ISBN: 0719554233. ISBN/EAN: 9780719554230. Inventory No: 0129559. . 9780719554230 THIS BOOK WEIGHS OVER 1KG WITHOUT PACKING AND EXTRA POST WILL BE REQUIRED FOR SHIPMENT OUTSIDE AUSTRALIA. PLEASE ENQUIRE FOR COSTS BEFORE YOU ORDER, THANK YOU.