The Quest for C: Mansfield Cumming and the Founding of the Secret Service

by Alan Judd

Book Overview

A fascinating and unique history of the launch of Britain's Secret Intelligence Service through the unusual life of its founder, Mansfield Cumming.

Sir Mansfield Cumming, the founder of the British Secret Service and the original 'C', has until now been a shadowy figure. For this authorised biography, the Secret Intelligence Service has released to Alan Judd, Cumming's voluminous diaries, which have never been seen outside the Service and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0006530257
• ISBN13: 9780006530251
• Release Date: January 2000
• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Length: 528 Pages
• Weight: 0.84 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 5.0" x 8.0"