Open Secret by Stella Rimington
The story of the woman who rose to be Director-General of Britain's Security Service, MI5, in a career that lasted from 1969 to 1996. Stella Rimington worked to Director level in all main fields of the Service's responsibilities, counter-subversion, counter-espionage and counter-terrorism,
Was she right to publish? Most certainlyIf we are to have a mature attitude to our intelligence services, we need this kind of inside account - it is vital in stripping away mystique and building understanding * Daily Telegraph *
Stella Rimington deserves our thanks for resisting the bullying of the cabinet office and many of her colleagues and associates in Whitehall, and pushing on to publication * New Statesman *
She writes in a refreshingly self-deprecating style of juggling the roles of single parent and chief "spook" * Independent on Sunday *
Stella Rimington deserves our thanks for resisting the bullying of the cabinet office and many of her colleagues and associates in Whitehall, and pushing on to publication * New Statesman *
She writes in a refreshingly self-deprecating style of juggling the roles of single parent and chief "spook" * Independent on Sunday *
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| ISBN 13 | 9780099436720 |
| ISBN 10 | 0099436728 |
| Title | Open Secret |
| Author | Stella Rimington |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Cornerstone |
| Year published | 2002-09-05 |
| Number of pages | 320 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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