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BOOK REVIEW

1. Name of the Book - 'I Spied Spies'

2. Author - Major A. W. Sansom

3. Nature of the Book - Autobiography.

4. Suitabe for - A fie! ops" spe# engage! in se#urity

an! $% !uties.

General Info about the Author

&. Credentials/ualifi!ations

a. 'ate of birth. 22 'e# 1()(.

b. *a#e of birth. $airo" +gypt.

#. Nationaity at birth. British.

!. Nationaity of father. British ,born at Bagh!a!

e. *rofession of father. Manager in resham /ife %nsuran#e" +gypt.

f. /anguages. Arabi#" 0ren#h" reek %taian

g. ##upation on oining Miitary %nteigen#e Ser5i#e. *osta #ensor

h. 6ear of joining Miitary %nteigen#e Ser5i#e. 1(4).

j. Mi %nteigen#e 7uaifi#ation. 8hree 9eeks #ourse in inteigen#e in

genera an! fie! Se#urity in parti#uar.

:. A!hie"e#ents. 8he author got poste! in 0S Se#" on outbreak of Wor!

War-%%" on #ommission. 8hroughout his stay in +gypt" he spent ma; of his time in

0ie! Se#urity !uties an! unearthe! numerous spy-nets in the 9ar theatre an!

$airo. Being nati5e an! o9ing to his mastery in a no of anguages 9ith an

imma#uate !iae#t" he #ou! pen into 5arious spheres of the most #ompe; so#iety

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of that time - +gypt ,$airo in parti#uar. . The Boo$ % &arts and Cha'ters in Outline. 8here is ony one 5o

9ith foo9ing #hapters?-

a. My 0irst Spy. @ %n the 'esert.

b. 8he un-runners. @

c. 'oube Agent. @

d. %nformation" *ease. @

e. 8he $ase of Abs#on!ing enera. @

f. +gypt 9as Neutra. @

g. 8he 0ap. @

h. 8he +pper Story - ,1 8he $hase. @j. 8he +pper Story - ,2 8he ai!. @ As $ 0S Se#

k. 8he Mutinous reeks. @ $airo

l. $are an! *rote#tion. @

m. 8he /or! Moyne Mur!er. @

n. Waking 9ith ings. @

o. Mob Cioen#e. @

p. Bo9er

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Co##ents

E. General. 8he book" un!er !is#ussion" en#ompasses 5ariety of situations

an! subje#ts that #ame a#ross the author" !uring his ser5i#e in 0ie! Se#urity

Se#tion an! asty as a !ipomat ,#o5er. 8he author ha! to ta#ke 9ith a 5ariety of

har! pre!i#aments from se#urity of CC%*s ,in#u!ing ings an! *resi!ents"

/ea!ing poiti#a miitary !ipomat figures an!

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$airo" unearthing the anti-British egime ems an! #ountering

the spy efforts by hostie agen#ies.

(3) %n ast si; #hapters of the book" the author has !es#ribe! his

e;perien#es" 9hen he 9as ma!e a member of 'ipomati#

$ommunity" though" yet ooking after the se#urity aspe#t of

British

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,2 +e,t Ten Cha'ters. 8his part of the book is hub of the authorGs

ho! out against inteigen#e fie!" espe#iay in reation to

se#urity an! $%. 8his #an ser5e as an e;#eent gui!eine for

no5i#es as 9e as seasone! ones" in the fie! of int. %t aso

tea#hes the imp of !e#isions in reation to time an! spa#e to

gain the initiati5e an! pre-empt.

,3 (ast Si, Cha'ters. 8he ast si; #hapters of the book eu#i!ate

the authorGs e;perien#e as !ipomat but sti empoying his past

kna#k of inteigen#e fie!. 8his emphasiFes the imp of

inteigen#e to fa#e the #haenges en#ountere! by the

!ipomati# #ommunity.

(. &eri'heral As'e!ts of the Boo$ i.e. a's0 Dia1ra#s and Illustrations2 .

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