GCHQ by Richard Aldrich
As we become ever-more aware of how our governments eavesdrop on our conversations, here is a gripping exploration of this unknown realm of the British secret service: Government Communication Headquarters (GCHQ).‘Thoroughly engaging’ Daily Telegraph
‘Skilfully weaves together the personal, political, military and technological dimensions of electronic espionage’ Economist
‘Aldrich packs in vast amounts of information, while managing to remain very readableHe paints the broad picture, but also introduces fascinating detail.’ Literary Review
‘Richard J. Aldrich is an outstanding analyst and historian of intelligence and he tells this story well…an important book, which will make readers think uncomfortably not only about the state’s power to monitor our lives, but also the appalling vulnerability of every society in thrall to communications technology as we are.’ Max Hastings, Sunday Times
‘This is a sober and valuable work of scholarship, which is as reliable as anything ever is in the twilight world of intelligence-gathering. Yet there is nothing dry about it. Aldrich knows how to write for a wider audience, while avoiding the speculations, inventions, sensationalism and sheer silliness of so much modern work on the subject’ Spectator
Richard Aldrich is a regular commentator on war and espionage and has written for the ‘Evening Standard’, the ‘Guardian’, ‘The Times’ and the ‘Telegraph’. He is the author of several books, including ‘The Hidden Hand: Britain, America and Cold War Secret Intelligence’ which won the Donner Book Prize in 2002.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780007312665 |
| ISBN 10 | 0007312660 |
| Title | GCHQ |
| Author | Richard Aldrich |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Year published | 2011-07-07 |
| Number of pages | 448 |
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