Behind the Enigma: The Authorised History of GCHQ, Britain’s Secret Cyber-Intelligence Agency
John Ferris
Oct 2020 · Bloomsbury GB Audio · Narrated by Charles Armstrong
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Bloomsbury presents Behind the Enigma by John Ferris, read by Charles Armstrong.
'Fascinating ... This monumental work completes the authorised picture of a century of British intelligence' BEN MACINTYRE, THE TIMES
'[A] revelatory look at the world of GCHQ ... There is much in the book that illuminates' Mark Urban, Sunday Times
You know about MI5. You know about MI6.
Now uncover the mystery behind Britain’s most secretive intelligence agency, in the first ever authorised history of GCHQ.
For a hundred years, GCHQ – Government Communications Headquarters – has been at the forefront of innovation in national security and British secret statecraft. Famed for its codebreaking achievements during the Second World War, and essential to the Allied victory, GCHQ also held a critical role in both the Falklands Conflict and Cold War. Today, amidst the growing threats of terrorism and online crime, GCHQ continues to be the UK’s leading intelligence, security and cyber agency, and a powerful tool of the British state.
Based on unprecedented access to classified archives, Behind the Enigma is the first book to authoritatively tell the entire history of this most unique and enigmatic of organisations – and peer into its future at the heart of the nation’s security.
'Fascinating ... This monumental work completes the authorised picture of a century of British intelligence' BEN MACINTYRE, THE TIMES
'[A] revelatory look at the world of GCHQ ... There is much in the book that illuminates' Mark Urban, Sunday Times
You know about MI5. You know about MI6.
Now uncover the mystery behind Britain’s most secretive intelligence agency, in the first ever authorised history of GCHQ.
For a hundred years, GCHQ – Government Communications Headquarters – has been at the forefront of innovation in national security and British secret statecraft. Famed for its codebreaking achievements during the Second World War, and essential to the Allied victory, GCHQ also held a critical role in both the Falklands Conflict and Cold War. Today, amidst the growing threats of terrorism and online crime, GCHQ continues to be the UK’s leading intelligence, security and cyber agency, and a powerful tool of the British state.
Based on unprecedented access to classified archives, Behind the Enigma is the first book to authoritatively tell the entire history of this most unique and enigmatic of organisations – and peer into its future at the heart of the nation’s security.
Bloomsbury presents Behind the Enigma by John Ferris, read by Charles Armstrong.
'Fascinating ... This monumental work completes the authorised picture of a century of British intelligence' BEN MACINTYRE, THE TIMES
'[A] revelatory look at the world of GCHQ ... There is much in the book that il...
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John Ferris is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada. He is Professor of History at the University of Calgary, an Honorary Professor at the Department of International Politics of the University of Aberystwyth, and the Department of Law and Politics, Brunel University, and is an Associate Member of Nuffield College, Oxford. He has written or edited eight books and over 100 articles or chapters on diplomatic, intelligence, imperial, international, military and strategic history, and strategic studies. He lives in Calgary.
John Ferris is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada. He is Professor of History at the University of Calgary, an Honorary Professor at the Department of International Politics of the University of Aberystwyth, and the Department of Law and Politics, Brunel University, and is an Associate Membe...
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