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'''Keith Jeffery''' is a [[United Kingdom|British]] historian and professor of [[British history]] at [[Queen's University Belfast]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Professor Keith Jeffery |url=http://www.qub.ac.uk/schools/SchoolofHistoryandAnthropology/Staff/AcademicStaff/ProfessorKeithJeffery/ |publisher=Queen's University Belfast |accessdate=2010-01-25}}</ref> He was commissioned by the British [[Secret Intelligence Service]] (MI6) to write an authorized history for the organization's centenary, covering its founding in 1909 |
'''Keith Jeffery''' is a [[United Kingdom|British]] historian and professor of [[British history]] at [[Queen's University Belfast]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Professor Keith Jeffery |url=http://www.qub.ac.uk/schools/SchoolofHistoryandAnthropology/Staff/AcademicStaff/ProfessorKeithJeffery/ |publisher=Queen's University Belfast |accessdate=2010-01-25}}</ref> He was commissioned by the British [[Secret Intelligence Service]] (MI6) to write an authorized history for the organization's centenary, covering its founding in 1909 1949<ref>{{cite news |first=Niall |Blaney |title=From Belfast With Love... tales of MI6 |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/northern_ireland/6186381.stm |publisher=[[BBC News]] |date=2006-12-18 |accessdate=2010-01-25}}</ref> is slated for publication in 2010.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Authorised History of the Secret Intelligence Service 1909-1949 (Hardcover) |publisher=Amazon.com |url=http://www.amazon.co.uk/Authorised-History-Intelligence-Service-1909-1949/dp/0747591830/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1264464514&sr=8-1 |accessdate=2010-01-25}}</ref> A similar book, ''Defence of the Realm'', was written by [[Christopher Andrew (historian)|Christopher Andrew]] for the [[MI5|Security Service]] (MI5).<ref>{{cite news |title=Book to detail top secrets of MI6 |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/northern_ireland/4506052.stm |publisher=[[BBC News]] |date=2005-12-07 |accessdate=2010-01-25}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 01:54, 26 January 2010
Keith Jeffery is a British historian and professor of British history at Queen's University Belfast.[1] He was commissioned by the British Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) to write an authorized history for the organization's centenary, covering its founding in 1909 till 1949;[2] this is slated for publication in 2010.[3] A similar book, The Defence of the Realm, was written by Christopher Andrew for the Security Service (MI5).[4]
Publications
- Field Marshal Sir Henry Wilson: a political soldier. OUP Oxford. 2006. ISBN 0198203586. (Paperback ISBN 0199239673)
- A military history of Ireland. Cambridge University Press. 1996. ISBN 0521415993. (Ed.) (Paperback ISBN 0521629896)
References
- ^ "Professor Keith Jeffery". Queen's University Belfast. Retrieved 2010-01-25.
- ^ "From Belfast With Love... tales of MI6". BBC News. 2006-12-18. Retrieved 2010-01-25.
{{cite news}}:|first=missing|last=(help); Text "Blaney" ignored (help) - ^ "The Authorised History of the Secret Intelligence Service 1909-1949 (Hardcover)". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2010-01-25.
- ^ "Book to detail top secrets of MI6". BBC News. 2005-12-07. Retrieved 2010-01-25.