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Macdonald, Date: 1985,. /Dust Jacket Included. 1985. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 0356104001 1st edition, hardback, 279pp, illustrated, clean and sound, no inscriptions, Very Good / Very Good dustwrapper (price-clipped). ISBN: 0356104001 . 1985. Macdonald, 1985, ISBN 0356104001 9780356104003 [GB]

Macdonald, London, Date: 1985. First Edition. Hardcover. Good Condition (ex-library)/Very Good. First Impression. Size: 8vo Octavo (standard book size). 279 pages. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. No foxing in this copy. Dust Jacket is in as new condition, apart from normal shop shelf wear - contains no tears or chips or other damage. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Ex-library book with usual marks, stickers & stamps however the text is largely unmarked and in very good condition throughout.. This book is available and will be shipped within two business days. All items are tracked and details are available on request.. This fascinating biography, the first of any head of the secret service, brings to life a complex, likeable man, someone with a supreme gift for blending into the background yet also possessed of a fine sense of humour, an ability to make long-lasting friendships and a complete lack of self-importance. Oldfield's rapid grasp of people and situations often served him well: he was among the first to suspect Philby and during the Cuban missile crisis of 1962 his belief in Colonel Oleg Penkovsky helped persuade the Americans that the documents leaked by Penkovsky were indeed genuine. Later his appreciation of the need for first-class intelligence from South America helped avert a Falklands war in 1977. In his portrait Richard Deacon ...

London: Macdonald, Date: 1985. Sir Maurice Oldfield, Director-General of MI6 between 1973 and 1978. This fascinating biography, the first of any head of the secret service, brings to life a complex, likeable man, someone with a supreme gift for blending into the background yet also possessed of a fine sense of humour, an ability to make long-lasting friendships and a complete lack of self-importance. Illustrated with b/w photos. List of illustrations provided. Small remainder dot to bottom edge of book. A very bright book in a bright illustrated price-clipped dust jacket.. ISBN: 0-356-10400-1. First Edition, First Printing. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Sir Maurice Oldfield + Spies Great Britain Biography + Secret Service Great Britain + MI6. Catalogs: Autobiography/Biography. 1985. Macdonald ISBN 0356104001 9780356104003 [CA]

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ISBN10: 0356104001, ISBN13: 9780356104003, [publisher: Macdonald, London & Sydney] Hardcover First Edition Maurice Oldfield seemd set on the path of academia untill the outbreak of the Second World War. He joined the army and was moved to Military Intelligence, where he was a remarkable success. From then on a career in intelligence was assured. This fascinating biography was the first of any head of the Secret Service.
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