Spymaster: The Secret Life of Kendrick

Spymaster: The Secret Life of Kendrick

Shortlisted for the St Erminâ‚¬s Intelligence Book Award 2015 Spymaster: The Secret Life of Kendrick charts the extraordinary life of one of MI6â‚¬s most senior officers in the 20th century. During the 1930s, Thomas Joseph Kendrick was placed at the heart of Europeâ‚¬s espionage hub â‚¬â€œ Vienna. There he crossed paths with the infamous Kim Philby and Edith Tudor-Hart, figures that would later rock the core of MI6. After Hitlerâ‚¬s annexed Austria in March 1938, Kendrick was swamped by a human catastrophe of unparalleled proportions. He and his staff worked up to 12 hours a day to save over 200 Austrian Jews a day. But another dangerous game was at foot. Dubbed â‚¬Å“the elusive Englishmanâ‚¬Â by Hitlerâ‚¬s Secret Service, Kendrickâ‚¬s real identity eluded the Abwehr for over a year, until finally, a double agent denounced him. Kendrickâ‚¬s arrest by the Gestapo caused panic, not only in Whitehall, but amongst MI6 circles. Was the European network of British spies now at risk? After Kendrickâ‚¬s sudden release from Gestapo headquarters in Vienna, he was unceremoniously thrown out of Austria. He returned to Britain, disappeared from public view, but not from the ranks of the British Secret Serviceâ‚¬Â¦ He re-emerged during the Second World War, operating first from the Tower of London, and became MI6â‚¬s spymaster in chief against Nazi Germany. This is a story of betrayal, steely nerve and daring, but also honours a gentleman who bore the secrets of his nation to his grave with supreme loyalty. Out of the shadows of MI6 secrecy, his full story emerges for the very first time.
Country USA
Manufacturer CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Binding Paperback
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781500418830
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

Country	USA
Manufacturer	CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Binding	Paperback
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781500418830
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

Spymaster: The Secret Life of Kendrick

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