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Free Agent: The Unseen War 1941-1991

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Behind the Cold War an unseen war was waged for half a century, between the secret services of the East and West. By definition, this other war was invisible to the public, although at times aspects of it would burst into public view, as happened after the Watergate affair in the United States of America, which virtually paralysed the US secret services, the CIA and FBI. In contact with Britain's SIS and consultant to the Foreign Office's semi-secret, anti-subversion department, IRD, and to the CIA, Brian Crozier not only witnessed the unseen war from the inside, but also played an active role in it. At all times, however, he retained his freedom of action: hence the title, Free Agent. He also dealt with many other secret services: in France, West Germany, Holland, Belgium, Argentina, Iran, Egypt, Israel and elsewhere. In 1977, alarmed at the ripples of Watergate and other Western 'own goals', he created an international operational secret service in the private sector, known as 'The 61'. Over the next ten years, this gave informal and confidential information on the Cold War to Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and President Ronald Reagan. This fascinating account of the 'Unseen War' is part autobiography, part informal history. It throws a unique light on the events of five troubled decades and shows how, in the last analysis, the West did not 'win' the Cold War: the Soviet side lost it.

Language: English

Pages: 314

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd.

Release: July 22, 1993

ISBN: 0002551926

ISBN 13: 9780002551922

Free Agent: The Unseen War 1941-1991

2.3/5 ( ratings)

Behind the Cold War an unseen war was waged for half a century, between the secret services of the East and West. By definition, this other war was invisible to the public, although at times aspects of it would burst into public view, as happened after the Watergate affair in the United States of America, which virtually paralysed the US secret services, the CIA and FBI. In contact with Britain's SIS and consultant to the Foreign Office's semi-secret, anti-subversion department, IRD, and to the CIA, Brian Crozier not only witnessed the unseen war from the inside, but also played an active role in it. At all times, however, he retained his freedom of action: hence the title, Free Agent. He also dealt with many other secret services: in France, West Germany, Holland, Belgium, Argentina, Iran, Egypt, Israel and elsewhere. In 1977, alarmed at the ripples of Watergate and other Western 'own goals', he created an international operational secret service in the private sector, known as 'The 61'. Over the next ten years, this gave informal and confidential information on the Cold War to Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and President Ronald Reagan. This fascinating account of the 'Unseen War' is part autobiography, part informal history. It throws a unique light on the events of five troubled decades and shows how, in the last analysis, the West did not 'win' the Cold War: the Soviet side lost it.

Language: English

Pages: 314

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd.

Release: July 22, 1993

ISBN: 0002551926

ISBN 13: 9780002551922

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