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Compton Mackenzie was a celebrated writer at the start of the Great War. He was soon recruited by British Secret Services, becoming "our man in Greece." Later, he broke the rules by writing memoirs that included secret documents naming serving officers and exposing agents' cover. Mackenzie was prosecuted and <i>Greek Memories</i> was banned. Now, for the first time, here is Mackenzie's memoir as it should have been seen—a remarkable document of wartime espionage. <b>Compton Mackenzie</b> (1883–1972) was the author of over ninety books including <i>Whisky Galore</i>. During the First World War he ran the Aegean Intelligence component of what later became MI6.

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Greek Memories, Compton Mackenzie

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Título
Greek Memories
Idioma
Inglés
Publicado en
2011
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Páginas
400
ISBN10
1849540837
ISBN13
9781849540834
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Compton Mackenzie was a celebrated writer at the start of the Great War. He was soon recruited by British Secret Services, becoming "our man in Greece." Later, he broke the rules by writing memoirs that included secret documents naming serving officers and exposing agents' cover. Mackenzie was prosecuted and <i>Greek Memories</i> was banned. Now, for the first time, here is Mackenzie's memoir as it should have been seen—a remarkable document of wartime espionage. <b>Compton Mackenzie</b> (1883–1972) was the author of over ninety books including <i>Whisky Galore</i>. During the First World War he ran the Aegean Intelligence component of what later became MI6.