Secret World : A History of Intelligence, The

The most comprehensive narrative of intelligence compiled ... unrivalled' Max Hastings, Sunday Times



'Captivating, insightful and masterly' Edward Lucas, The Times



The history of espionage is far older than any of today's intelligence agencies, yet the long history of intelligence operations has been largely forgotten. The first mention of espionage in world literature is in the Book of Exodus.'God sent out spies into the land of Canaan'. From there, Christopher Andrew traces t