Clive Jones (Chair in Regional Security (Middle East) in the School

Broschiertes Buch

The Clandestine Lives of Colonel David Smiley

Code Name 'Grin'

Beschreibung

Drawing on extensive interviews and archival research, this biography uncovers the motivations and ideals that informed Smileyâ s commitment to covert action and intelligence during the Second World War and early part of the Cold War, often among tribally based societies.

Autor

Clive Jones is Professor of Regional Security (Middle East) in the School of Government and International Affairs at Durham University and Visiting Research Professor in the Department of Historical Studies, NTNU, Trondheim, Norway. A Fellow of the Royal Historical Society, he has published widely on the history and politics of the Middle East with a particular focus on Israel/Palestine and the Gulf. His book Britain and the Yemen Civil War (Sussex Academic Press, 2010) was the subject of a BBC documentary.

Produktdetails

• Intelligence, Surveillance and Secret Warfare
• Verlag: Edinburgh University Press
• Seitenzahl: 380
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Dezember 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 231mm x 153mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 580g
• ISBN-13: 9781474441162
• ISBN-10: 1474441165
• Artikelnr.: 59509308