Crown, cloak, and dagger the British monarchy and secret intelligence from Victoria to Elizabeth II
Queen Victoria : Assassins and Revolutionaries -- Queen Victoria's Secrets : War and the Rise of Germany -- Queen Victoria's Great Game : Empire and Intrigue -- Queen Victoria's Security : Anarchists and Fenians -- Edward VII and the Modernization of Intelligence -- King George V and...
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| Sprache: | eng |
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Washington, DC
Georgetown University Press
2023
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| Schriftenreihe: | Georgetown studies in intelligence history
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Tag hinzufügen | Zusammenfassung: | Queen Victoria : Assassins and Revolutionaries -- Queen Victoria's Secrets : War and the Rise of Germany -- Queen Victoria's Great Game : Empire and Intrigue -- Queen Victoria's Security : Anarchists and Fenians -- Edward VII and the Modernization of Intelligence -- King George V and the First World War -- King George V and the Bolsheviks - Abdication : Spying on Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson -- Outbreak of the Second World War -- War in the Americas, 1941-1942 -- The end of the Second World War, 1943-1945 -- Queen Elizabeth II : Coronation and Cold War -- Queen Elizabeth's Empire : Intrigue in the Middle East -- The Global Queen -- Terrorists and Lunatics, 1969-1977 -- Terrorists and Lunatics, 1979-1984 -- The Diana Conspiracy Conclusion : The Secret Royals. "Richard J. Aldrich and Rory Cormac reveal the remarkable relationship between the British Royal Family and the intelligence community, from the reign of Queen Victoria, through two world wars and the Cold War, to the present day. Based on painstaking archival research, the authors have uncovered a wealth of detail that changes our understanding of the role of the monarch in modern British politics, intelligence, and international relations. Far from being a dry tome, on page after page Crown, Cloak, and Dagger offers surprising revelations and stories of intrigue. The book begins with the reign of Queen Victoria, when persistent attempts to assassinate her demanded the creation of security services. Successive queens and kings have all played an active role in steering British intelligence, sometimes running parallel networks against the wishes of prime ministers. Even today, Queen Elizabeth II receives "copy No.1" of every intelligence report and likely knows more state secrets than any person alive. This book demonstrates that even in the era of constitutional monarchy, queens and kings continue to be far more than figureheads of state. Crown, Cloak, and Dagger is a fascinating and fast-paced history that will inform as well as entertain anyone with an interest in history, espionage, and the Royal Family"-- |
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| Beschreibung: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Beschreibung: | vii, 421 Seiten Illustrationen |
| ISBN: | 9781647123710 978-1-64712-371-0 |