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The Clandestine Lives of Colonel David Smiley: Code Name 'Grin'
Drawing on extensive interviews and archival research, this biography uncovers the motivations and ideals that informed Smiley's commitment to covert action and intelligence during the Second World War and early part of the Cold War, often among tribally based societies.
Book Details
- Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
- Publish Date: Dec 1st, 2020
- Pages: 380
- Language: English
- Edition: undefined - undefined
- Dimensions: 9.21in - 6.14in - 0.79in - 1.18lb
- EAN: 9781474441162
- Categories: • Intelligence & Espionage• Military• Security (National & International)
About the Author
Jones, Clive: - Clive Jones is Professor of Regional Security (Middle East) in the School of Government and International Affairs at Durham University and Visiting Research Professor in the Department of Historical Studies, NTNU, Trondheim, Norway. A Fellow of the Royal Historical Society, he has published widely on the history and politics of the Middle East with a particular focus on Israel/Palestine and the Gulf. His book Britain and the Yemen Civil War (Sussex Academic Press, 2010) was the subject of a BBC documentary.
Praise for this book
Clive Jones has written a fascinating account of a regular/irregular soldier who was involved with some of the key British special operations in the Balkans and Arabia from 1943 to 1968. Smiley, with his obvious code-name 'Grin', was a no-nonsense man, who was modest about his remarkable exploits in the best tradition of the British Army.
--Saul Kelly, King's College, London "Middle Eastern Studies "