TY  - BOOK
AU  - Andrew, Christopher M.
TI  - The defence of the realm: the authorized history of MI5
SN  - 9780141023304
U1  - 327.1241AND 
PY  - 2009///
CY  - London
PB  - Allen Lane
KW  - Great Britain. MI5--History
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. [989]-1004) and index
N2  - To mark the centenary of its foundation, the British Security Service, MI5, opened its archives to an independent historian. The Defence of the Realm, the book which results, is an unprecedented publication, It reveals the precise role of the Service in twentieth-century British history, from its foundation by Captain Kell of the British Army in October 1909 to root out 'the spies of the Kaiser' up to its present role in countering Islamic terrorism. It describes the distinctive ethos of MI5, how the organization has been managed, its relationship with the government, where it has triumphed and where it has failed. In all of this, no restriction has been placed on the judgements made by the author
ER  -