An extraordinary true story of growing up inside MI6, uncovering family secrets, and tracing a legacy of British espionage across half a century.Simply stunning ... might be the best nonfiction book Ive ever read about postwar SIS CHARLES BEAUMONTA remarkable insight into British intelligence in the Cold War...with all the intrigue and suspense of a truly gripping espionage novel ALEX GERLISA compelling personal journey to uncover the truth and an intimate view into one of Britains most secretive organisations HELEN FRYThe intriguing story of how the author peels back the cloak of mystery surrounding his father, a member of the Secret Intelligence Service. A very good book ... strongly recommended ROBERT LYMANIt has always been inculcated into me that no good could ever come of having anything to do with my father...As a boy, Alistair Wood lived within the (very high) walls of a Secret Intelligence Service or MI6 training camp, surrounded by some of the most senior and colourful characters in SIS history. After all, he was family. His mother was one of a handful of women to have operated behind the lines in postwar Berlin. His father, once one of Britains most highlyregarded intelligence officers, was an absent and perplexing figure, the reasons for his sudden departure from the Service still classified to this day. But Woods search for the truth took him on a journey more remarkable than even he had imagined.My Family and Other Spies is a gripping exploration of an...

Binding: Hardback;384 pages; Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd; Classification: BGHA; Weight: 718 g; Dimensions: 241 x 164 x 36

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