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Alan Judd is a pseudonym used by Alan Edwin Petty. Born in 1946, he graduated from Oxford University and served as a British Army officer in Northern Ireland during 'The Troubles', before later joining the Foreign Office; he currently works as a security analyst.

Alan Judd is a pseudonym used by Alan Edwin Petty. He regularly contributes articles to a number of publications, including The Daily Telegraph, and The Spectator as its motoring Alan Judd is a pseudonym used by Alan Edwin Petty. Born in 1946, he graduated from Oxford University and served as a British Army officer in Northern Ireland during 'The Troubles', before.

Captain Sir Mansfield George Smith-Cumming, KCMG, CB (1 April 1859 – 14 June 1923) was the first director of the Secret Intelligence Service (SIS), also known as MI6. He was a great-great grandson of the prominent merchant John Smith, a director of both the South Sea Company and the East India Company, the second son of Abel Smith (. 756) the Nottingham banker who founded a banking dynasty and whose business much later became National Westminster Bank, now one of the largest banks in the UK.

Sir Mansfield Cumming, the founder of the British Secret Service and the original 'C', has until now been a. .Judd writes so readably. This well written and meticulous biography brings to life one of the most elusive and intriguing personalities of modern British history".

Sir Mansfield Cumming, the founder of the British Secret Service and the original 'C', has until now been a shadowy figure. For this authorised biography, the Secret Intelligence Service has released to Alan Judd, Cumming's voluminous diaries, which have never been seen outside the Service and will be put back into storage in perpetuity when Judd has used them. CHRISTOPHER ANDREW, 'Sunday Telegraph'.

The Quest for C: Mansfield Cumming and the founding of the British Secret Service by Alan Judd (HarperCollins, £1. 9). C WAS THE original M, the first head of the Secret Service and the prototype of James Bond's boss. The initial, standing for Cumming (not Chief) and always written in green ink, was the mark of an eccentric character. In fact, Captain Sir Mansfield Cumming, who founded what became MI6 in 1909 and ran it until his death in 1923, was the stuff of which fictional spymasters are made. Download the new Indpendent Premium app. Sharing the full story, not just the headlines

The Quest for C: Mansfield Cumming and the Founding of the Secret Service HarperCollins £1. 9 . Judd is a writer who has already fossicked with distinction down the fascinating byways of Edwardian England in his award-winning biography of Ford Madox Ford

Judd is a writer who has already fossicked with distinction down the fascinating byways of Edwardian England in his award-winning biography of Ford Madox Ford. But nothing he has ever done before entering the sequestered archive of the British Secret Service could quite have prepared him for what he found. Cumming was a 50-year-old, semi-retired naval commander when he received the invitation to try 'a new billet' as Britain's first spymaster.

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A fascinating and unique history of the launch of Britain's Secret Intelligence Service through the unusual life of its founder, Mansfield Cumming. Sir Mansfield Cumming, the founder of the British Secret Service and the original 'C', has until now been a shadowy figure.

Author: Alan Judd ISBN 10: 0002559013. This text presents a history of the launch of Britain's Secret Intelligence Service through the life of its founder, Mansfield Cumming. Cumming was a soldier of 50 with a distinguished military record when asked to set up MI6. Many aspects of his work and character remain traditions to this day. Product Identifiers.

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