| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 324 pages) |
| Contents |
Glossary of MASK Terminology. Introduction -- 1 The Red Menace2 -- The Personalities3 -- The Great Game4 -- The MASK Traffic5 -- Krivitsky's Defection6 -- Bob Stewart7 -- Dave Springhall8 -- The Robinson Papers. Conclusion |
| Summary |
MI5's dramatic interception of secret signals to Moscow from a hidden base in Wimbledon uncovered the true extent of Soviet espionage in Britain. Intelligence expert Nigel West reveals how MASK, the codename for one of the most secretive sources ever run by British intelligence, enabled Stanley Baldwin and his cabinet to monitor the activities of the Communist Party of Great Britain and track wireless traffic between the Soviet Union and its Comintern representatives abroad, in countries as far apart as the United States, China and Austria. The Government Code an |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 315-317) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Great Britain. MI5 -- History
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Communist Party of Great Britain -- History
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Communist International -- History
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| SUBJECT |
Communist International fast |
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Communist Party of Great Britain fast |
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Great Britain. MI5 fast |
| Subject |
Espionage, Soviet -- Great Britain
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TRUE CRIME -- Espionage.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Freedom & Security -- Intelligence.
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Espionage, Soviet
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Great Britain
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780203696866 |
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0203696867 |
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