All the King's Men
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Author Description
The story of secret service treachery in the Second World War. It describes how the head of MI6, piqued by Chruchill's setting up of SOE as a rival sabotage and intelligence organization, devised a trap, using a double agent, Henri Dericourt, to destroy the whole of SOE's intelligence network in France. As a result nearly 1,000 men and women were arrested, hundreds of whom died in concentration camps.
Menrva's Summary
THE THESIS
This work investigates the internal power struggle within British intelligence during the Second World War and its catastrophic impact on the French Resistance. Robert Marshall, a researcher of wartime intelligence operations, utilizes archival records and historical accounts to argue that the rivalry between MI6 and the Special Operations Executive (SOE) led to a deliberate betrayal. The book examines the strategic maneuvering of MI6 leadership and the role of double agent Henri Dericourt in the systematic dismantling of SOE networks in occupied France.
THE SCOPE MAP
What You Will Find
- Detailed analysis of the bureaucratic conflict between MI6 and the SOE.
- Examination of the Prosper network and its eventual collapse.
- Investigation into the activities and motivations of double agent Henri Dericourt.
- Documentation of the human cost resulting from compromised intelligence operations.
THE AUTHORITY PERSPECTIVE
This text provides a focused, critical examination of wartime intelligence failures and the lethal consequences of inter-agency rivalry. The narrative maintains a clinical, investigative tone suitable for readers interested in the complexities of clandestine operations during the Second World War.
Page Count:
318
Publication Date:
1989-01-01
Publisher:
Fontana/Collins
ISBN-10:
0006371574
ISBN-13:
9780006371571
History
Biography
Military History
Great Britain
Espionage
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