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Intelligence & espionage

MI6 by Gordon Corera Corera draws on the first-hand accounts of those who have spied, lied and in some cases nearly died in service of the state. They range from the spymasters to the agents they ran to their sworn enemies. more Only £8.09 Was £8.99 You save £0.90

MI6 by Keith Jeffery A groundbreaking book, this unprecedented study is the authoritative account of the best-known intelligence organisation in the world. Essential reading for anyone interested in the history of espionage. more £12.99

MI9 Escape and Evasion 1939-1945 by M.R.D. Foot & J. M. Langley The true story of the men behind the great escapes of the Second World War. more £9.99

Mission Accomplished by David Stafford Based on recently released official files, documents retrieved from other agencies, diaries, memoirs and personal interviews, Mission Accomplished provides the first ever complete and authoritative account of Britain's secret war in Italy. more Only £9.99 Was £10.99 You save £1.00

Most Secret by Paddy Heazell Orford Ness was so secret a place that most people have never even heard of it. The role it played in inventing and testing weapons over the course of the twentieth century was far more significant and much longer than that of Bletchley Park. more Only £13.49 Was £14.99 You save £1.50

Mrs Zigzag by Betty Chapman & Ronald Bonewitz Much has been written about Eddie Chapman, yet alongside Eddie for most of his extraordinary life was an equally extraordinary woman: Mrs Zigzag. more Only £14.99 Was £16.99 You save £2.00

Operation Fortitude by Joshua Levine Dramatic and intriguing story of one of the most creative intelligence operations of all time : the plot to mislead the Nazis as to how and where the D-Day landings would be mounted. more Only £6.95 Was £7.99 You save £1.04

Operation Garbo: by Juan Garcia Pujol Garbo was the British codename of Juan Pujol Garcia, perhaps the most infulential spy of the Second World War. more Only £8.99 Was £9.99 You save £1.00

Operation Kronstadt by Harry Ferguson Not only reveals the early days of Britain's intelligence services but also uncovers a truly dramatic story from the Russian Revolution involving a daring rescue attempt and a 'mission impossible' against the best defended naval target in Russia. more £8.99

Operation Mincemeat by Ben Macintyre Operation Mincemeat was the most successful wartime deception ever attempted, and certainly the strangest. more Only £7.19 Was £7.99 You save £0.80