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The quest for C : Sir Mansfield Cumming and the founding of the British Secret Service

Alan Judd
This text presents a history of the launch of Britain's Secret Intelligence Service through the life of its founder, Mansfield Cumming. Cumming was a soldier of 50 with a distinguished military record when asked to set up MI6. Many aspects of his work and character remain traditions to this day

Print Book, English, ©1999
HarperCollins, London, ©1999