Michael Smith (1) (1952–)
Author of Station X: The Codebreakers of Bletchley Park
For other authors named Michael Smith, see the disambiguation page.
About the Author
Michael Smith writes on defense for the Sunday Times of London. A former member of the British Army's Intelligence Corps, Smith covered the wars in the Balkans, Afghanistan, and Iraq and has broken a number of important stories. He is the award-winning author of numerous bestselling books, show more including MI6: The Real James Bonds. show less
Works by Michael Smith
Associated Works
Britain's Master Spy: The Adventures of Sidney Reilly (1952) — Introduction, some editions — 54 copies
Tagged
Common Knowledge
- Birthdate
- 1952-05-01
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- UK
- Occupations
- British Army
Journalist - Organizations
- Bletchley Park Trust
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Reviews
The Spying Game by Michael Smith
The Spying Game Smith (defense correspondent, Daily Telegraph ) presents a survey of the history and activities of the British intelligence services. He describes their early roots, their modern foundations in World War II, and their Cold War activities. Also of interest are discussions of their activities in Afghanistan over the past three decades and some treatment of the "dodgy dossiers" used to justify the A... Full description
Not much new here as I have already read quite a few books on this topic. The newest parts to me had to do with the personal relationships amongst the workers and the introduction of the Americans late into the decrypting activities of Bletchley Park.
really interesting. The coolest of the cool stuff. at least there are units out there like this getting it done. Gives some hope for the Army as a whole
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- Works
- 21
- Also by
- 1
- Members
- 1,440
- Popularity
- #17,855
- Rating
- 3.7
- Reviews
- 26
- ISBNs
- 445
- Languages
- 7