"Eye Spy Intelligence Magazine" in conjunction with "Snapperjack Photography of London", has produced a fantastic 165-page full colour guide to the best and least known spy sites of London. This 'insider's guide' to over 150 places to visit in the capital is an absolute must for anyone interested in espionage or intelligence. Besides the obvious locations such as MI5 and MI6 headquarters on the River Thames, the guide allows you to venture to the least known haunts used by the Services in over 100 years of intelligence collection and planning. Places where iconic figures such as MI6's first chief Sir Mansfield Cumming carefully controlled his network of agents, tapped on the shoulder of would-be spies, and then had dinner with other famous officers. Meticulously researched using "Eye Spy's" many sources, the guide also features places that hold a wealth of intrigue, the pubs and locations where MI5 trapped some notorious spies and traitors, the dead letter drops used by KGB agents to exchange intelligence and converse, and all the building headquarters associated with British Intelligence during the past century, plus a few more that hold a plethora of secrets.
No other place on the planet can compare to London in respect of the rich history of espionage and the development of two of the world's greatest spy agencies. Former MI5 spycatcher Peter Wright once boasted his team bugged their way across London - and this fascinating guide allows you to see many of the sites identified by Wright, plus lots more that have come to light. From the buildings used to plan the defeat of Nazism and the cracking of Germany's Enigma, to the locations where MI5 established 24-hour observation posts to listen-in to foreign secrets. This guide provides a real opportunity for you to grasp a most remarkable journey that British Intelligence has taken since it was born from the Secret Service Bureau. If visiting the capital, this book provides hours of entertainment. Besides over 100 splendid colour photographs and places to visit, 'Eye Spy" has prepared a rich and enjoyable text that takes the reader through 100 years of the evolvement of Britain's secret intelligence services. Packed with anecdotes and a plethora of factual tidbits, the guide also contains general directions for you to reach each and every location.
"Eye Spy's Insider's Guide to the Spy Sites of London" offers you a rare opportunity to visit the locations that have made London the 'world's greatest spy capital'. Following our series "100 Years of British Intelligence", "Eye Spy" has been inundated with calls from readers requesting we publish in book in the form a travel guide. Thus, this is your opportunity to possess a book that has already captured the imagination of many readers - including numerous persons from within the intelligence world - from home and abroad.
- ISBN10 0956453007
- ISBN13 9780956453006
- Publish Date 11 January 2010 (first published 10 January 2010)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 27 July 2012
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Eye Spy Publishing Ltd (ESPL)
- Format Paperback
- Pages 186
- Language English