MI6

Gordon Corera is a journalist and writer on intelligence and security issues. Since 2004 he has been a Security Correspondent for BBC News where he covers terrorism, cyber security, the work of intelligence agencies and other national security issues for BBC TV, Radio and Online. He has reported from across the United States, Asia, Africa and the Middle East and presented a number of programmes focusing on intelligence agencies including MI6, MI5, GCHQ, the CIA, NSA and Mossad. He is the author of SECRET PIGEON SERVICE, INTERCEPT, THE ART OF BETRAYAL (entitled MI6 in paperback), and SHOPPING FOR BOMBS.

His analysis is shrewd, his judgement sound...(the book's) strength is to present stories of the secret service's successes and failures within the political and strategic context of the times. -- Adam Sisman THE SUNDAY TIMES 20110807 THE ART OF BETRAYAL tells the history of MI6 in the words of real spies. -- The Mail On Sunday 20110815 A refreshing...(and) compelling read. -- Christopher Silvester THE DAILY EXPRESS 20110819 Corera, the BBC's security correspondent, has enjoyed privileged access to key spy players from the past few decades and, writing in an engaging style, he picks up the story of the MI6 at the point where the "official" history grinds to a halt after the Second World War. -- Annie Machon THE SUNDAY EXPRESS 20110821 As a good journalist and a reader of spy novels, Corera presents his material as fast-paced stories, from the covert diplomacy of the Cold War to recent and current security concerns in Afghanistan and the Middle East, and he humanises the grand dramas of a duplicitous trade. -- Iain Finlayson THE TIMES 20110903 Highly readable and well-researched account of the Service...Let's hope the current generation of spooks has learnt from past mistakes. -- Con Coughlin THE DAILY TELEGRAPH 20110903 Corera provides a unique insight into how British intelligence has changed since the Second World War and how our spymasters reacted to major crises such as the September 11 attacks and the Iraq war. A fascinating read. THE PEOPLE 20110903 Superb new history of British intelligence THE EVENING STANDARD 20110907 The best post-1949 account of British intelligence I have read...this is as good as it gets. And it's a good read. THE SPECTATOR 20110917 This book will intrigue anyone with a taste for adventure and an interest in the moral dilemmas of loyalty and disloyalty. COUNTRY LIFE His readable, breezy book's strength is to present the service's successes and failures within the political context of the times. -- Adam Sisman THE SUNDAY TIMES CULTURE