Before Intelligence Failed: British Secret Intelligence on Chemical and Biological Weapons in the Soviet Union, South Africa and Libya

by Mark Wilkinson

In the wake of the 2003 Iraq War, the term 'intelligence failure' became synonymous with the Blair Government and how it had used intelligence to construct a case for war. This book examines British secret intelligence over the thirty years preceding its very public failings. From the Soviet Union to South Africa and Libya, Mark Wilkinson provides a detailed analysis and vivid account of the development and functioning of Britain's intelligence agencies...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1849043000
• ISBN13: 9781849043007
• Release Date: May 2018
• Publisher: Hurst & Co.
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.4" x 8.6"