Stars and Spies
The story of Intelligence Operations
A vastly entertaining and unique history of the interaction between spying and showbiz, from the Elizabethan age to the Cold War and beyond.
'A treasure trove of human ingenuity' The Times
Written by two experts in their fields, Stars and Spies is the first history of the extraordinary connections between the intelligence services and show business.
We travel back to the golden age of theatre and intelligence in the reign of Elizabeth I. We meet the writers, actors and entertainers drawn into espionage in the Restoration, the Ancien Régime and Civil War America. And we witness the entry of spying into mainstream popular culture throughout the twentieth century and beyond - from the adventures of James Bond to the thrillers of John le…
Christopher Andrew, Britain’s leading historian of intelligence, is a professor of modern and contemporary history and the chair of the faculty of history at the University of Cambridge. He is also chair of the British Intelligence Study Group; coeditor of Intelligence and National Security; a former visiting professor at Harvard University, the University of Toronto, and the Australian National University; and a regular presenter of BBC Radio and TV documentaries. His 14 books include The Mitrokhin Archive, volumes 1 and 2, and a number of groundbreaking studies on the use and abuse of secret intelligence in modern history.
Stars and Spies
Christopher Andrew and Julius Green