double cross system 1939 1945 von masterman j c (48 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Former library book; Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.81.

Paperback. Zustand: Fair. No Jacket. Former library book; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.38.

Paperback. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.26.

1st printing. 8vo. Original cloth-backed pictorial boards (Fine), slipcase (lightly scuffed at edges - otherwise VG). Pp. xxxii + 315, with b&w photos (no inscriptions).

Soft cover. Zustand: Near Fine. No Jacket. 18 x 11 cm; 203 pages of an authentic document from within the espionage empire of the Second World War.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. xxxii + 215pp, very well-illustrated with photographs, bound in pictorial decorated boards, blue cloth spine, gilt lettered, gray endpapers, with accompanying dark blue slipcase, both in very good condition with no markings or annotations, The Folio Society, London, 2007.

Hardcover. Reprint. A tear & some rubbing to dust jacket, otherwise good condition. 203pp. ISBN 0708104592.

Hardcover. Zustand: As New. London. The Folio Society. 2007.First Edition. Hard Cover. Decorated boards over black cloth with gilt spine titles. Frontispiece of the author in 1950. Introduced by M.Foot. Foreword by Norman Holmes Pearson. Black and white photographs in the text. Originally published in 1945. Book is in as new condition although lacks the slipcase. Redolent with a sense of immediacy and absolute authenticity, it is impossible to get closer to the desperate world of war-time espionage than this first-hand account written by a key player of the game. J. C. Masterman, MI5 recruit and leader of the shadowy XX Committee was the mastermind behind one of the war's most remarkable achievements: finding, turning and then running almost every Nazi agent to penetrate the British Isles.

1st edn. 8vo. Original gilt lettered blue cloth (VG), dustwrapper (edges rubbed - in protective cover, not price clipped). Pp. xix + 203 (previous owner's neat inscription on front endpaper).

Hardback. Zustand: Fine. No Jacket. First edition. 1st thus 2007. Nearly fine condition with no wrapper. Introduced by M.R.D. Foot. German agents serving the Allied cause. Dark blue spine, gilt title. B/w pictorial front cover. B/w photos. Minimal rubbing to corners. Packaged with care and promptly dispatched!

Hardback. Zustand: Fine. No Jacket. First edition. 1st thus 2007. Nearly fine condition with no wrapper. Introduced by M.R.D. Foot. German agents serving the Allied cause. Dark blue spine, gilt title. B/w pictorial front cover. B/w photos. A few small marks to rear cover. Slip case is very good - some marks and scuffs. Packaged with care and promptly dispatched!

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. 2nd Edition. Hardback,215pp with black and white photos and illustrations. Vg in VG slipcase with light handling wear and a small mark on side where a small label has been removed.

Zustand: Very Good. First FS Edition. VG: in very good condition with rubbed navy blue slipcase. 250mm x 170mm (10" x 7"). xxxii, 215pp + plates. 13 b/w plates. Navy blue hardback cloth cover with pictorial front.

hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. First Edition. Pages clean and bright, no markings, light wear to edges. ALL ITEMS ARE DISPATCHED FROM THE UK WITHIN 48 HOURS ( BOOKS ORDERED OVER THE WEEKEND DISPATCHED ON MONDAY) ALL OVERSEAS ORDERS SENT BY TRACKABLE AIR MAIL. IF YOU ARE LOCATED OUTSIDE THE UK PLEASE ASK US FOR A POSTAGE QUOTE FOR MULTI VOLUME SETS BEFORE ORDERING.

club edn., xix, 203pp, dichromatic green/black cloth lettered in gilt at spine, decorated dustwrapper, an account of British Military Intelligence and its' turning of virtually all German intelligence agents in Britain into double agents (those not turned were arrested) during WW2, lightly bumped at tips, edges foxed, dustwrapper: rubbed at extrems., several light creases, spine a little sunned, very good in a good plus dustwrapper,

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Edges very lightly foxed; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 216 pages.

Folio Society, London. 2007. First edition thus. Hardback, slipcase. Blue boards, with photograph attached to upper board. b&w plates. A very clean and bright copy.

Unknown. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.85.

8vo., First Edition thus, with portrait frontispiece and plates; pictorial boards, blue cloth back lettered in gilt, blue endpapers, a fine copy in publisher's board slip-case.

Mass market paperback. Zustand: Good. First Avon Printing [stated]. 287, [1] pages. Includes Foreword by Norman Holmes Pearson, Preface, List of Abbreviations, Conclusion, Appendix 1: Double-Cross Agents in the United Kingdom; Appendix 2: Tricycle's American Questionnaire; and Index. Also includes chapters on The Theory and Practice of Double Cross; Origins of the Double-Cross System; Autumn 1940; Organization for Controlling the Double-Cross System; The Agents' Traffic in 1941; Experimental Plans in 19041; The Agents' Traffic in 1941; Experimental Plans in 1941; The Agents in 1941; Developments in 1942; Work and History of the Agents in 1942; Activities in 1943; Deception to Cover the Normandy Landings and the Invasion of France; Use of the System in the Last Year of the War; and Conclusion. Sir John Cecil Masterman OBE (12 January 1891 - 6 June 1977) was a noted academic, sportsman and author. His highest-profile role was as Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford, but he was also well-known as chairman of the Twenty Committee, which during the Second World War ran the Double-Cross System, controlling double agents in Britain. When World War II broke out, Masterman was drafted into the Intelligence Corps. After investigating and producing a report into the evacuation of Dunkirk. Masterman was appointed as a Civil Assistant in MI5. Within MI5 he was the chairman of the Twenty Committee, which was a group of British intelligence officials, including wartime amateurs, who held the key to the Double Cross System, which turned German spies into double agents working for the British. The Double-Cross System or XX System was a World War II counter-espionage and deception operation of the British Security Service (a civilian organization usually referred to by its cover title MI5). Nazi agents in Britain - real and false - were captured, turned themselves in or simply announced themselves, and were then used by the British to broadcast mainly disinformation to their Nazi controllers. Its operations were overseen by the Twenty Committee under the chairmanship of John Cecil Masterman; the name of the committee comes from the number 20 in Roman numerals: "XX" (i.e. a double cross). The policy of MI5 during the war was initially to use the system for counter-espionage. It was only later that its potential for deception purposes was realized. Of the agents from the German intelligence services, Abwehr and Sicherheitsdienst (SD), some were apprehended, while many of the agents who reached British shores turned themselves in to the authorities; others were apprehended after they made elementary mistakes during their operations. In addition, some were false agents who had tricked the Germans into believing they would spy for them if they helped them reach England (e.g., Treasure, Fido). Later agents were instructed to contact agents who, unknown to the Abwehr, were controlled by the British. The Abwehr and SD sent agents over by parachute drop, submarine, or travel via neutral countries. The last route was most commonly used, with agents often impersonating refugees. After the war, it was discovered that all the agents Germany sent to Britain had given themselves up or had been captured, with the possible exception of one who committed suicide.

Zustand: As New. Like New condition. Slipcase Very Good. (history, wwii, spies) A near perfect copy that may have very minor cosmetic defects.

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Royal octavo; hardcover, with illustrated upper board and gilt spine titles and upper board decorations; 215pp., with a monochrome portrait frontispiece and 12pp. of plates likewise. Minor wear. No dustwrapper as issued. Near fine in like slipcase.

Zustand: As New. Like New condition. Like New dust jacket. (World War 2, Secret Service).

Zustand: Good. Some bumps/wear at edges/corners of dust jacket and hard board. Marks, scratches, fading and creasing to dust jacket. Dusting to text blocks. Text very good.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. First Edition. First Edition, Second Printing. Not price-clipped ($6.95 price intact). Published by Yale University Press, 1972. Octavo. Blue boards stamped in gold. Book is very good; clean with no writing or names. Sharp corners and spine straight. Binding tight and pages crisp. Slight spine lean. Dust jacket is very good with light shelf/edgewear. 203 pages. ISBN: 0300014961. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions or if you would like a photo. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Southampton, New York.

paperback. Zustand: Very Good. 1972 mass market trade paperback in very good condition. Underlining on some insde pages. Other than that, all inside pages are in great shape. Minor shelf wear to the cover.

with dustjacket, hardcover. Zustand: acceptable; used. Prompt Shipment, shipped in Boxes, Tracking PROVIDED8vo; 203 pages; acceptable hardcover with dustjacket; dustjacket scuffed, rips and tears, nicks and chips; board tips bumped, spine head and heal bumped; spine starting and slanting; some tanning; some pencil front free end page from previous owner; signs of use and wear; clean pages; prompt shipping with tracking.