The Quiet Canadian: The Secret Service Story Of Sir William Stephenson
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Edition: 6th pr.,
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded - some tears. Page Condition: Yellowed. Markings: Previous owner. Binding condition: Intact.
Behind the polished façade of wartime diplomacy, one man orchestrated a web of deception, intelligence, and covert influence that helped tip the balance of the Second World War — and history scarcely knew his name. The Quiet Canadian chronicles the remarkable life of Sir William Stephenson, the unassuming yet brilliantly effective Canadian spymaster who ran British Security Co-ordination (BSC) out of New York during World War II, masterfully manoeuvring America toward the Allied cause before Pearl Harbor drew the United States into the conflict. H. Montgomery Hyde, himself a former BSC operative, writes with the authority of an insider, presenting a narrative that is both meticulously researched and compellingly told. The biography illuminates the shadowy machinery of wartime intelligence — the disinformation campaigns, the covert operations, and the high-stakes diplomacy — while painting an intimate portrait of a man who counted Winston Churchill and Franklin Roosevelt among his confidants. For anyone drawn to the hidden corridors of power where wars are truly won, Stephenson's story stands as one of the most extraordinary untold chapters of the twentieth century.
Author: H. Montgomery Hyde
Format: Hardback
Published: 1963, Hamish Hamilton
Genre: Biography
Edition: 6th pr.,
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded - some tears. Page Condition: Yellowed. Markings: Previous owner. Binding condition: Intact.
Behind the polished façade of wartime diplomacy, one man orchestrated a web of deception, intelligence, and covert influence that helped tip the balance of the Second World War — and history scarcely knew his name. The Quiet Canadian chronicles the remarkable life of Sir William Stephenson, the unassuming yet brilliantly effective Canadian spymaster who ran British Security Co-ordination (BSC) out of New York during World War II, masterfully manoeuvring America toward the Allied cause before Pearl Harbor drew the United States into the conflict. H. Montgomery Hyde, himself a former BSC operative, writes with the authority of an insider, presenting a narrative that is both meticulously researched and compellingly told. The biography illuminates the shadowy machinery of wartime intelligence — the disinformation campaigns, the covert operations, and the high-stakes diplomacy — while painting an intimate portrait of a man who counted Winston Churchill and Franklin Roosevelt among his confidants. For anyone drawn to the hidden corridors of power where wars are truly won, Stephenson's story stands as one of the most extraordinary untold chapters of the twentieth century.