The Black Door : (Record no. 6597)
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| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9780007555475 |
| 050 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER | |
| Classification number | JN329 .I6 |
| Item number | A365 2017 |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Aldrich, Richard J. |
| Dates associated with a name | 961- |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | The Black Door : |
| Remainder of title | spies, secret intelligence and British prime ministers / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc | Richard J. Aldrich and Rory Cormac. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc | London : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc | William Collins, |
| -- | an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc | 2017. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | xii, 606 pages : |
| Other physical details | illustrations ; |
| Dimensions | 24 cm. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | This book explores the evolving relationship between successive British prime ministers and the intelligence agencies, from Asquith's Secret Service Bureau to Cameron's National Security Council. At the beginning of the 20th Century the British intelligence system was underfunded and lacked influence in government. But as the new millennium dawned, intelligence had become so integral to policy that it was used to make the case for war. Now, covert action is incorporated seamlessly into government policy, and the Prime Minister is kept constantly updated by intelligence agencies. But how did intelligence come to influence our government so completely? This book explores the murkier corridors of No. 10 Downing Street, chronicling the relationships between intelligence agencies and the Prime Ministers of the last century. From Churchill's code-breakers feeding information to the Soviets to Eden's attempts to assassinate foreign leaders, from Wilson's paranoia of an MI5-led coup detat to Thatcher's covert wars in Central America, Aldrich and Cormac entertain and enlighten as they explain how our government came to rely on intelligence to the extent that it does today. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Intelligence service |
| General subdivision | History. |
| Geographic subdivision | Great Britain |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Secret service |
| General subdivision | History. |
| Geographic subdivision | Great Britain |
| 651 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--GEOGRAPHIC NAME | |
| Geographic name | Great Britain |
| General subdivision | Politics and government |
| Chronological subdivision | 20th century. |
| 700 ## - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Cormac, Rory, |
| Relator term | author. |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Source of classification or shelving scheme | Library of Congress Classification |
| Item type | Books |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Source of classification or shelving scheme | Damaged status | Not for loan | Collection code | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Source of acquisition | Cost, normal purchase price | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Copy number | Price effective from | Koha item type | Public note |
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| Library of Congress Classification | General Collection | Rabdan Academy | Rabdan Academy | General Stacks | 03/27/2024 | Dar Kreidieh Publishing | 75.60 | JN329 .I6 A365 2017 | 22937 | 03/27/2024 | C. 1 | 03/27/2024 | Books | AED 75.60 |