Intrepid's Last Case

Michael Joseph, London, 1984. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Good. foreword by Major General Richard Heath Rohmer, preface by author, a glossary for atomic and spy wars, and index. Back coloured boards with gilt coloured titles to the backstrip. Photographic dustwrapper, showing Sir William Stevenson's medals, against a back coloured background with white titles to the front panel and backstrip. In this book the author takes Intrepid, Sir William Stevenson, last case involving one of his most trusted aides, Dick Ellis, who was rumoured to both the Nazi and Soviet regimes. The author looks into this allegation and finds it springs from 1946 and the defection of Igor Gouzenko and of Intrepid's involvement in his resettlement in Canada. He finds "... one of the most widespread cover-ups and bizarre betrayals in intelligence history." -- From the front bowled over panel blurb. Softening to the backstrip edges and rubbing to the book corners. Light age toning of the textblock edges and pages. Rubbing and creasing to the dustwrapper edges and rubbing to the dustwrapper panels. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. [4] V - XXIII, [3] 320 pages,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Military & Warfare; Military History -- World War II; Espionage; ISBN: 0718124413. ISBN/EAN: 9780718124410. Inventory No: 0115413. . 9780718124410