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Highlights
- During her career in MI5, which lasted from 1969 to 1996, Stella Rimington worked in all the main fields of the Service's responsibilities--counter-subversion, counter-espionage and counter-terrorism--and became successively Director of all three branches.
- Author(s): Stella Rimington
- 320 Pages
- Biography + Autobiography, Historical
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Book Synopsis
During her career in MI5, which lasted from 1969 to 1996, Stella Rimington worked in all the main fields of the Service's responsibilities--counter-subversion, counter-espionage and counter-terrorism--and became successively Director of all three branches. She was appointed Director-General of MI5 in 1992. She was the first woman to hold the post and the first Director-General whose name was publicly announced on appointment.Review Quotes
"The story of MI5's transformation... is fascinating. So too is Rimington's account of her rise in what was very definitely a man's world." -- "The Guardian"
"The most effective Secret Service is the one which is secret. She should shut up." -- Bernard Ingham
"Stella Rimington deserves our thanks for resisting the bullying of the cabinet office and many of her colleagues and associates in Whitehall and pushing on to publication." -- "New Statesman"
Dimensions (Overall): 7.7 Inches (H) x 5.0 Inches (W) x .9 Inches (D)
Weight: .55 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 320
Genre: Biography + Autobiography
Sub-Genre: Historical
Publisher: Random House UK
Format: Paperback
Author: Stella Rimington
Language: English
Street Date: September 1, 2002
TCIN: 1004135411
UPC: 9780099436720
Item Number (DPCI): 247-24-0082
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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