Hertfordshire Secrets Spies

Author : Pamela Shields
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN 13 : 1445628724
Total Pages : 261 pages
Book Rating : 4.21/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Hertfordshire Secrets & Spies written by Pamela Shields and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2009-10-15 with total page 261 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An intriguing look at the history of spying and spies in and around Hertfordshire.

Author : Pamela Shields
Publisher : The History Press
ISBN 13 : 0750953209
Total Pages : 183 pages
Book Rating : 4.07/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Hertfordshire A-Z written by Pamela Shields and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2005-11-24 with total page 183 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pamela Shields's new book, a compendium of fascinating Hertfordshire facts, is an introduction to the county aimed at residents, visitors and tourists. Home to many 'firsts', such as the English Pope, the Garden City and the New Town, Hertfordshire was also home to many famous people, from King Offa to Laurence Olivier, George Orwell, Graham Greene and Henry Moore - all of whom are featured here. This is where England's crown was surrendered to WIlliam the Conqueror and where a Frenchwoman and a Welshman started the Tudor dynasty. Among the county's geniuses are Sir Geoffrey de Havilland, Sir Jon Sulston and Sir Stephen Hawking. Peculiar survivals such as the Herfordshire Spike and Herfordshire Puddingstone are included, as are urban myths, local legends and much more.

Author : Pamela Shields
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN 13 : 1445630575
Total Pages : 282 pages
Book Rating : 4.71/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Royal Hertfordshire Murders and Misdemeanours written by Pamela Shields and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2010-10-15 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Royal murder, mayhem and intrigue in historical Hertfordshire.

Author : Rory Cormac
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 019108753X
Total Pages : 416 pages
Book Rating : 4.30/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Disrupt and Deny written by Rory Cormac and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2018-05-09 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: British leaders use spies and Special Forces to interfere in the affairs of others discreetly and deniably. Since 1945, MI6 has spread misinformation designed to divide and discredit targets from the Middle East to Eastern Europe and Northern Ireland. It has instigated whispering campaigns and planted false evidence on officials working behind the Iron Curtain, tried to foment revolution in Albania, blown up ships to prevent the passage of refugees to Israel, and secretly funnelled aid to insurgents in Afghanistan and dissidents in Poland. MI6 has launched cultural and economic warfare against Iceland and Czechoslovakia. It has tried to instigate coups in Congo, Egypt, Syria, Saudi Arabia, Iran, and elsewhere. Through bribery and blackmail, Britain has rigged elections as colonies moved to independence. Britain has fought secret wars in Yemen, Indonesia, and Oman — and discreetly used Special Forces to eliminate enemies from colonial Malaya to Libya during the Arab Spring. This is covert action: a vital, though controversial, tool of statecraft and perhaps the most sensitive of all government activity. If used wisely, it can play an important role in pursuing national interests in a dangerous world. If used poorly, it can cause political scandal — or worse. In Disrupt and Deny, Rory Cormac tells the remarkable true story of Britain's secret scheming against its enemies, as well as its friends; of intrigue and manoeuvring within the darkest corridors of Whitehall, where officials fought to maintain control of this most sensitive and seductive work; and, above all, of Britain's attempt to use smoke and mirrors to mask decline. He reveals hitherto secret operations, the slush funds that paid for them, and the battles in Whitehall that shaped them.

Author : Barbara Czarniawska
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1035301253
Total Pages : 151 pages
Book Rating : 4.56/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Personnel Management in Secret Service Organizations written by Barbara Czarniawska and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2023-05-09 with total page 151 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While the careers of secret agents have inspired many genres of popular culture, relatively little research has been carried out until now on spying as a profession. Through the lens of personnel management, the authors offer a unique and compelling analysis of secret service employee biographies and autobiographies, giving the reader an improved understanding of people management in all organisations.

Author : June and Vernon Bull
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN 13 : 1445676699
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.92/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Secret Peterborough written by June and Vernon Bull and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2018-07-15 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Secret Peterborough explores the little-known and often colourful history of the Cambridgeshire cathedral city of Peterborough through a fascinating selection of stories, facts and photographs.

Author : Neil Kagan
Publisher : National Geographic Books
ISBN 13 : 1426217013
Total Pages : 356 pages
Book Rating : 4.12/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Secret History of World War II written by Neil Kagan and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2016 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "From spy missions to code breaking, this richly illustrated account of the covert operations of World War II takes readers behind the battle lines and deep into the undercover war effort that changed the course of history. From the authors who created Eyewitness to World War II and numerous other best-selling illustrated reference books, this is the shocking story behind the covert activity that shaped the outcome of one of the world's greatest conflicts--and the destiny of millions of people. National Geographic's landmark book illuminates World War II as never before by taking you inside the secret lives of spies and spy masters; secret agents and secret armies; Enigma machines and code breakers; psychological warfare and black propaganda; secret weapons and secret battle strategies. Seven heavily illustrated narrative chapters reveal the truth behind the lies and deception that shaped the 'secret war'; eight essays showcase hundreds of rare photos and artifacts (many never before seen); more than 50 specially created sidebars tell the stories of spies and secret operations. Renowned historian and top-selling author Stephen Hyslop reveals this little-known side of the war in captivating detail, weaving in extraordinary eyewitness accounts and information only recently declassified. Rare photographs, artifacts, and illuminating graphics enrich this absorbing reference book"--

Author : Evelyn Lord
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317868544
Total Pages : 265 pages
Book Rating : 4.45/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Stuart Secret Army written by Evelyn Lord and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-09-19 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is unique in bringing together all strands of English Jacobism in an accessible chronological framework, highlighting key individuals, providing a biographical dictionary of less well known English Jacobites, an account of the major primary source material, and a gazetteer of places to visit. It will appeal to any member of the general public who is interested in the Stuart cause and the Jacobite rebellions as well as those who would like to know more about 18th century society in the great house and the tavern.

Author : Earl Derr Biggers
Publisher : Good Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 2406 pages
Book Rating : 4.93/5 ( download)

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Download or read book MYSTERY CLASSICS Boxed Set - Earl Derr Biggers Edition (Illustrated) written by Earl Derr Biggers and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2024-01-16 with total page 2406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Seven Keys to Baldpate" – A young novelist William Magee travels to the Baldpate Mountain resort, seeking for solitude and inspiration for his greatest novel yet. Soon after he gets in, he finds out that he is not the only one there, for there are seven keys to the place and seven people with various stories of why they are there. "Love Insurance" – The American branch of Lloyds' insurers is specialized in unusual policies, but one day an impoverished Lord Harrowby showed up with the strangest claim of them all. He wants an insurance against his fiancée Cynthia Meyrick breaking off their engagement. "Inside the Lines" – World War I has started, Britain has gone up against Germany, and few Americans are stranded at Gibraltar desperate to catch a boat back home. Spies are everywhere and Germans are plotting to blow up the English troop at Gibraltar. "The Agony Column" (Second-Floor Mystery) – Geoffrey West is an American in London. Since arriving he has been fascinated by the Agony Column, a personal advertisements in newspapers. One morning he spots an American tourist girl reading the same section, decides to place an ad to catch her attention, and soon they start corresponding. "Fifty Candles" – Young Winthrop is in love with Mary Wills and longs to marry her. His pursuit of her will lead him to a party in the home of a former employer, a millionaire with more enemies than friends. Millionaire is killed at the party, no one can be ruled out as a suspect, and some clues point to Winthrop. "Charlie Chan Series" - Charlie is a Chinese American detective who lives on Hawaii and works for the Honolulu Police Department, but often travels around the world investigating mysteries and solving crimes.

Author : Earl Derr Biggers
Publisher : Good Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 2407 pages
Book Rating : 4.07/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Greatest Mysteries of Earl Derr Biggers – 11 Titles in One Volume (Illustrated Edition) written by Earl Derr Biggers and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2023-11-25 with total page 2407 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Seven Keys to Baldpate" – A young novelist William Magee travels to the Baldpate Mountain resort, seeking for solitude and inspiration for his greatest novel yet. Soon after he gets in, he finds out that he is not the only one there, for there are seven keys to the place and seven people with various stories of why they are there. "Love Insurance" – The American branch of Lloyds' insurers is specialized in unusual policies, but one day an impoverished Lord Harrowby showed up with the strangest claim of them all. He wants an insurance against his fiancée Cynthia Meyrick breaking off their engagement. "Inside the Lines" – World War I has started, Britain has gone up against Germany, and few Americans are stranded at Gibraltar desperate to catch a boat back home. Spies are everywhere and Germans are plotting to blow up the English troop at Gibraltar. "The Agony Column" (Second-Floor Mystery) – Geoffrey West is an American in London. Since arriving he has been fascinated by the Agony Column, a personal advertisements in newspapers. One morning he spots an American tourist girl reading the same section, decides to place an ad to catch her attention, and soon they start corresponding. "Fifty Candles" – Young Winthrop is in love with Mary Wills and longs to marry her. His pursuit of her will lead him to a party in the home of a former employer, a millionaire with more enemies than friends. Millionaire is killed at the party, no one can be ruled out as a suspect, and some clues point to Winthrop. "Charlie Chan Series" - Charlie is a Chinese American detective who lives on Hawaii and works for the Honolulu Police Department, but often travels around the world investigating mysteries and solving crimes.