Intelligence, security and the Attlee governments, 1945-51

Informationen zum Autor Daniel W. B. Lomas is Lecturer in International History at the University of Salford Klappentext A ground-breaking examination of the Attlee government's intelligence activities during the early stages of the Cold War, drawn from previously unavailable documents. Zusammenfassung A ground-breaking examination of the Attlee government's intelligence activities during the early stages of the Cold War! drawn from previously unavailable documents. -- . Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction1. Wartime apprenticeship: Labour and intelligence during the Second World War2. Lacking intelligence? British intelligence, ministers and the Soviet Union3. The Cold War heats up: propaganda and subversion, 1945-84. Britain's secret Cold War offensive: ministers, subversion and special operations, 1948-515. The special relationship? Ministers, atomic espionage and Anglo-American relations6. Defending the realm: Labour ministers, vetting and subversion7. Empire, Commonwealth and securityConclusion: intelligence and the Labour governments, 1945-51Index

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Daniel W. B. Lomas is Lecturer in International History at the University of Salford

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A ground-breaking examination of the Attlee government's intelligence activities during the early stages of the Cold War, drawn from previously unavailable documents.

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Introduction 1. Wartime apprenticeship: Labour and intelligence during the Second World War 2. Lacking intelligence? British intelligence, ministers and the Soviet Union 3. The Cold War heats up: propaganda and subversion, 1945-8 4. Britain's secret Cold War offensive: ministers, subversion and special operations, 1948-51 5. The special relationship? Ministers, atomic espionage and Anglo-American relations 6. Defending the realm: Labour ministers, vetting and subversion 7. Empire, Commonwealth and security Conclusion: intelligence and the Labour governments, 1945-51 Index