Defence of the Realm: The Authorized History of MI5

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A left-leaning, internationalist-finance biased, UK taxpayer-funded critique of nationalism. The Defence of the Realm - Dustwrapper (Front) Flyleaf (Front) Flyleaf (Rear) Half-title Title Page Printer's Imprint Contents List of Illustrations Plates Integrated Illustrations Foreword by the Director General of the Security Service Preface Acknowledgements Section A: The German Threat, 1909-1919 Introduction: The Origins of the Secret Service Bureau 1. ‘Spies of the Kaiser’: Counter-Espionage before the First World War 2. The First World War: Part 1 — The Failure of German Espionage 3. The First World War: Part 2 — The Rise of Counter-Subversion Section B: Between the Wars Introduction: MI5 and its Staff — Survival and Revival 1. The Red Menace in the 1920s 2. The Red Menace in the 1930s 3. British Fascism and the Nazi Threat Section C: The Second World War Introduction: The Security Service and its Wartime Staff: ‘From Prison to Palace’ 1. Deception 2. Soviet Penetration and the Communist Party 3. Victory Section D: The Early Cold War Introduction: The Security Service and its Staff in the Early Cold War 1. Counter-Espionage and Soviet Penetration: Igor Gouzenko and Kim Philby 2. Zionist Extremists and Counter-Terrorism 3. VENONA and the Special Relationships with the United States and Australia 4. Vetting, Atom Spies and Protective Security 5. The Communist Party of Great Britain, the Trade Unions and the Labour Party 6. The Hunt for the ‘Magnificent Five’ 7. The End of Empire: Part 1 8. The End of Empire: Part 2 9. The Macmillan Government: Spy Scandals and the Profumo Affair 10. FLUENCY: Paranoid Tendencies 11. The Wilson Government 1964-1970: Security, Subversion and ‘Wiggery-Pokery’ Section E: The Later Cold War Introduction: The Security Service and its Staff in the Later Cold War 1. Operation FOOT and Counter-Espionage in the 1970s 2. The Heath Government and Subversion 3. Counter-Terrorism and Protective Security in the Early 1970s 4. The ‘Wilson Plot’ 5. Counter-Terrorism and Protective Security in the Later 1970s 6. The Callaghan Government and Subversion 7. The Thatcher Government and Subversion 8. Counter-Terrorism and Protective Security in the Early 1980s 9. Counter-Espionage in the Last Decade of the Cold War 10. Counter-Terrorism and Protective Security in the Later 1980s 11. The Origins of the Security Service Act Section F: After the Cold War 1. The Transformation of the Security Service 2. Holy Terror 3. After 9/11 Conclusion: The First Hundred Years of the Security Service Appendix 1: Directors and Director Generals, 1909-2009 Appendix 2: Security Service Strength, 1909-2009 Appendix 3: Nomenclature and Responsibilities of Security Service Branches/Divisions, 1914-1994 Notes Abbreviations Section A (The German Threat, 1909-1919) Introduction Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Section B (Between the Wars) Introduction Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Section C (The Second World War) Introduction Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Section D (The Early Cold War) Introduction Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Section E (The Later Cold War) Introduction Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Section F (After the Cold War) Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Conclusion Bibliography Index Free / paste-down endpapers: Map of London Offices Dustwrapper (Rear)