Sir maurice oldfield biography sample

  • Born near Bakewell in Derbyshire in 1915, he was the eldest of eleven children born to a local tenant farmer.
  • Sir Maurice Oldfield became a Visiting Fellow at All Souls College, Oxford, when he retired from being head of MI6.
  • Sir Maurice Oldfield, Director-General of MI6 between 1973 and 1978, might at first seem an unlikely spymaster.

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    Hardback. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. This copy is in FINE, unmarked condition bound in green cloth covered boards with bright gilt titling to the spine. This copy is bright, tight, white and square. The unclipped dustwrapper is in fine condition International postal rates are calculated on a book weighing 1 Kilo, in cases where the book weighs more than 1 Kilo increased postal rates will be quoted, where the book weighs less then postage will be reduced accordingly. Sir Maurice Oldfield, Director-General of MI6 between 1973 and 1978, might at first seem an unlikely spymaster. Born near Bakewell in Derbyshire in 1915, he was the eldest of eleven children born to a local tenant farmer. Yet he won a scholarship to Manchester University and appeared set on an academic life until the outbreak of war in 1939. Soon after he joined the Army he was transferred to the Military Intelligence Corps in the Middle East, where his remarkable talents swiftly earned him a commission and he finished the war a lieutenant-colonel. From then on his career in intelligence was assured. This fascinating biography, the first of any head of the secret service, brings to life a complex, likeable man, someone with a supreme gift for blending into the background yet also

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    Unofficial advice and official policy: Sir Maurice Oldfield and All Souls College, Oxford, 1978–9

    Intelligence and National Security ISSN: 0268-4527 (Print) 1743-9019 (Online) Journal homepage: https://www.tandfonline.com/loi/fint20 Unofficial advice and official policy: Sir Maurice Oldfield and All Souls College, Oxford, 1978–9 John N. Crossley To cite this article: John N. Crossley (2020): Unofficial advice and official policy: Sir Maurice Oldfield and All Souls College, Oxford, 1978–9, Intelligence and National Security, DOI: 10.1080/02684527.2020.1712114 To link to this article: https://doi.org/10.1080/02684527.2020.1712114 Published online: 07 Jan 2020. Submit your article to this journal View related articles View Crossmark data Full Terms & Conditions of access and use can be found at https://www.tandfonline.com/action/journalInformation?journalCode=fint20 INTELLIGENCE AND NATIONAL SECURITY https://doi.org/10.1080/02684527.2020.1712114 ARTICLE Unofficial advice and official policy: Sir Maurice Oldfield and All Souls College, Oxford, 1978–9 John N. Crossley ABSTRACT Sir Maurice Oldfield became a Visiting Fellow at All Souls College, Oxford, when he retired from being head of MI6. No details have previously been given but recently his report to the college has been uneart