M: Maxwell Knight, MI5's Greatest Spymaster by Henry Hemming · Audiobook preview

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M: Maxwell Knight, MI5's Greatest Spymaster
Authored by Henry Hemming
Narrated by Henry Hemming

0:00 Intro
0:03 M: Maxwell Knight, MI5's Greatest Spymaster
0:37 Author’s Note
2:58 Prologue
8:00 Part I: Becoming M
10:03 Outro

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BOOK DESCRIPTION

Random House presents the unabridged, downloadable audio edition of M: Maxwell Knight, MI5's Greatest Spymaster by Henry Hemming, read by the author.

Maxwell Knight was a paradox. A jazz obsessive and nature enthusiast (he is the author of the definitive work on how to look after a gorilla), he is seen today as one of MI5's greatest spymasters, a man who did more than any other to break up British fascism during the Second World War – in spite of having once belonged to the British Fascisti himself. He was known to his agents and colleagues simply as M, and was rumoured to be part of the inspiration for the character M in the James Bond series.

Knight became a legendary spymaster despite an almost total lack of qualifications. What set him apart from his peers was a mercurial ability to transform almost anyone into a fearless secret agent. He was the first in MI5 to grasp the potential of training female agents.

M is about more than just one man however. In its pages, Hemming reveals for the first time in print the names and stories of seven men and women recruited by Knight, on behalf of MI5, and then asked to infiltrate the most dangerous political organizations in Britain at that time. Until now, their identities have been kept secret outside MI5. Drawn from every walk of life, they led double lives—often at great personal cost—in order to protect the country they loved. With the publication of this book, it will be possible at last to celebrate the lives of these courageous, selfless individuals.

Drawing on declassified documents, private family archives and interviews with retired MI5 officers as well as the families of MI5 agents, M reveals not just the shadowy world of espionage but a brilliant, enigmatic man at its centre.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Henry Hemming is the author of five works of non–fiction, including the Sunday Times bestseller M, the Dolman Travel Award–shortlisted Misadventure in the Middle East and Churchill’s Iceman, a New York Times bestseller. He has written for the Economist, The Sunday Times, FT Magazine and the Washington Post, among many others. He lives in London with his two children.

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AUDIOBOOK DETAILS

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Language: English
Publisher: Cornerstone Digital
Published on: May 4, 2017
ISBN: 9781473549869
Duration: 11 hr, 6 min
Genres: Biography & Autobiography / Historical, Biography & Autobiography / Military, History / Modern / 20th Century / General, Political Science / Intelligence & Espionage