Jonathan Sumption

All eyes and ears

Both of these books aim, in their different ways, to cater for Britain’s long-standing obsession with espionage and other forms of political and military intelligence.

  • GCHQ: The Uncensored Story of Britain’s Most Secret Intelligence Agency

    Richard J. Aldrich

    Harper Press, pp. 666

  • The Secret Life of Bletchley Park: The History of the Wartime Codebreaking Centre by the Men and Women Who Were There

    Sinclair McKay

    Aurum, pp. 336

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