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Disrupt and Deny: Spies, Special Forces, and the Secret Pursuit of British Foreign Policy

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The untold story of Britain's covert military and intelligence operations since the end of World War II, and its secret scheming against enemies, as well as friends.
British leaders use spies and Special Forces to interfere in the affairs of others discreetly and deniably. ...

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Product ID:9780198784593
Product Form:Hardback
Country of Manufacture:GB
Title:Disrupt and Deny
Subtitle:Spies, Special Forces, and the Secret Pursuit of British Foreign Policy
Authors:Author: Rory Cormac
Page Count:416
Subjects:History, Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000, History, Cold wars and proxy conflicts, Espionage and secret services, Political control and freedoms, Warfare and defence, 21st century history: from c 2000 -, The Cold War, Espionage & secret services, Political control & freedoms, Warfare & defence, United Kingdom, Great Britain, c 1945 to c 2000 (Post-war period), 21st century
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The untold story of Britain's covert military and intelligence operations since the end of World War II, and its secret scheming against enemies, as well as friends.
British leaders use spies and Special Forces to interfere in the affairs of others discreetly and deniably. Since 1945, MI6 has spread misinformation designed to divide and discredit targets from the Middle East to Eastern Europe and Northern Ireland. It has instigated whispering campaigns and planted false evidence on officials working behind the Iron Curtain, tried to foment revolution in Albania, blown up ships to prevent the passage of refugees to Israel, and secretly funnelled aid to insurgents in Afghanistan and dissidents in Poland. MI6 has launched cultural and economic warfare against Iceland and Czechoslovakia. It has tried to instigate coups in Congo, Egypt, Syria, Saudi Arabia, Iran, and elsewhere. Through bribery and blackmail, Britain has rigged elections as colonies moved to independence. Britain has fought secret wars in Yemen, Indonesia, and Oman -- and discreetly used Special Forces to eliminate enemies from colonial Malaya to Libya during the Arab Spring. This is covert action: a vital, though controversial, tool of statecraft and perhaps the most sensitive of all government activity. If used wisely, it can play an important role in pursuing national interests in a dangerous world. If used poorly, it can cause political scandal -- or worse. In Disrupt and Deny, Rory Cormac tells the remarkable true story of Britain''s secret scheming against its enemies, as well as its friends; of intrigue and manoeuvring within the darkest corridors of Whitehall, where officials fought to maintain control of this most sensitive and seductive work; and, above all, of Britain''s attempt to use smoke and mirrors to mask decline. He reveals hitherto secret operations, the slush funds that paid for them, and the battles in Whitehall that shaped them.
Imprint Name:Oxford University Press
Publisher Name:Oxford University Press
Country of Publication:GB
Publishing Date:2018-05-10