Free Agent: The Unseen War 1941-1991
Brian Crozier
Behind the Cold War an
unseen war was waged for half a century, between the secret services of
the East and West. By definition, this other war was invisible to the
public, although at times aspects of it would burst into public view, as
happened after the Watergate affair in the United States of America,
which virtually paralysed the US secret services, the CIA and FBI. In
contact with Britain's SIS (MI-6) and consultant to the Foreign Office's
semi-secret, anti-subversion department, IRD, and to the CIA, Brian
Crozier not only witnessed the unseen war from the inside, but also
played an active role in it. At all times, however, he retained his
freedom of action: hence the title, Free Agent. He also dealt with many
other secret services: in France, West Germany, Holland, Belgium,
Argentina, Iran, Egypt, Israel and elsewhere. In 1977, alarmed at the
ripples of Watergate and other Western 'own goals', he created an
international operational secret service in the private sector, known as
'The 61'. Over the next ten years, this gave informal and confidential
information on the Cold War to Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and
President Ronald Reagan. This fascinating account of the 'Unseen War' is
part autobiography, part informal history. It throws a unique light on
the events of five troubled decades and shows how, in the last analysis,
the West did not 'win' the Cold War: the Soviet side lost it.
unseen war was waged for half a century, between the secret services of
the East and West. By definition, this other war was invisible to the
public, although at times aspects of it would burst into public view, as
happened after the Watergate affair in the United States of America,
which virtually paralysed the US secret services, the CIA and FBI. In
contact with Britain's SIS (MI-6) and consultant to the Foreign Office's
semi-secret, anti-subversion department, IRD, and to the CIA, Brian
Crozier not only witnessed the unseen war from the inside, but also
played an active role in it. At all times, however, he retained his
freedom of action: hence the title, Free Agent. He also dealt with many
other secret services: in France, West Germany, Holland, Belgium,
Argentina, Iran, Egypt, Israel and elsewhere. In 1977, alarmed at the
ripples of Watergate and other Western 'own goals', he created an
international operational secret service in the private sector, known as
'The 61'. Over the next ten years, this gave informal and confidential
information on the Cold War to Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and
President Ronald Reagan. This fascinating account of the 'Unseen War' is
part autobiography, part informal history. It throws a unique light on
the events of five troubled decades and shows how, in the last analysis,
the West did not 'win' the Cold War: the Soviet side lost it.
Рік:
1993
Видавництво:
HarperCollins Publishers
Мова:
english
Сторінки:
314
ISBN 10:
0002551926
ISBN 13:
9780002551922
Файл:
PDF, 20.71 MB
IPFS:
,
english, 1993
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