Quest for C. Mansfield Cumming and the Founding of the Secret Service, Paperback - Alan Judd

A fascinating and unique history of the launch of Britain's Secret Intelligence Service through the unusual life of its founder, Mansfield Cumming.

Publisher: Scribe PublicationsAuthor(s): Carol LeonnigNumber of pages: 560Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 154 x 235 x 43Cover type: Paperback / s...

In this thrilling trio of adventures, Sir Leonard Wallace and his Secret Service agents will thwart criminal endeavours from Hong Kong to Afghanist...

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Despite competing with much larger imperialist neighbors in Southeast Asia, the Kingdom of Thailand--or Siam, as it was formerly known--has succeed...

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The book covers her life in Whitchurch, Burton on Trent, Everton, Liverpool and finally in Middlesex. It describes her school and investigates the ...

The book covers her life in Whitchurch, Burton on Trent, Everton, Liverpool and finally in Middlesex. It describes her school and investigates the ...

Reducere. Behind the pristine beaches and world renown of Hilton Head Island lies a history that dates back to the early exploration of the nation. In 1663, ...

This is the first, long overdue biography of Thomas Mackay, a major promoter of Ottawa as the capital of Canada. Mackay built the Ottawa and Hartwe...

DescriptionAlan Cumming and Grant Shaffer's world-traveling dogs are back...and off to Scotland When Honey falls in love with a handsome Scottish p...

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Published to mark the 500th anniversary of the creation of the Venice ghetto, and accompanies an exhibition currently taking place in Venice. Relev...

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Deep down, most people think that happiness comes from having or doing something. Here, in Alan Watts's groundbreaking third book (originally publi...

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Details the evolution of Eleanor Roosevelt from someone who harboured negative impressions of Jews to become a leading Gentile champion of Israel i...

One of the first great spy novels, The Riddle of the Sands is set during the long suspicious years leading up to the First World War. The story bui...

This is a meticulously researched and liberally illustrated account with exquisite drawings of key people and selected works. Biographic profiles f...

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Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Marek Adam WozniakA military history of ancient Persia from its founding to the the end of the Sasanid Empire translated fr...

The acclaimed actor of stage and screen shares the emotional story of his complicated relationship with his father and the deeply buried family sec...

Publisher: Canongate BooksAuthor(s): Cumming Alan CummingNumber of pages: 288Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 153 x 232 x 25Cover type: PaperbackR...

A new edition, with new introduction, of Alan Judd's classic novel of army life.

A new edition of Alan Judd's classic novel of army life

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ITV news anchor Bradby weaves a thrill-packed yarn on the subject of resurgent Cold War tensions.