{"product_id":"2940170213351","title":"The Black Door: Spies, Secret Intelligence, and British Prime Ministers","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Black Door\u003c\/i\u003e explores the evolving relationship between successive British prime ministers and the intelligence agencies, from Asquith¿s Secret Service Bureau to Cameron¿s National Security Council.   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003e\u003csmall\u003eThoroughly engaging.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/blockquote\u003e \u003ccenter\u003e\u003ci\u003e- Daily Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e    \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the beginning of the 20th Century the British Intelligence System was underfunded and lacked influence in government. But as the new millennium dawned, intelligence had become so integral to policy that it was used to make the case for war. Now, covert action is incorporated seamlessly into government policy, and the Prime Minister is kept constantly updated by intelligence agencies. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut how did intelligence come to influence our government so completely?  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Black Door\u003c\/i\u003e explores the murkier corridors of No. 10 Downing Street, chronicling the relationships between intelligence agencies and the Prime Ministers of the last century. From Churchill¿s code-breakers feeding information to the Soviets to Eden¿s attempts to assassinate foreign leaders, from Wilson¿s paranoia of an MI5-led coup d¿état to Thatcher¿s covert wars in Central America, Aldrich and Cormac entertain and enlighten as they explain how our government came to rely on intelligence to the extent that it does today.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e©2016 Richard Aldrich and Rory Cormac (P)2016 HarperCollins Publishers Limited\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins UK","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47117228703984,"sku":"2940170213351","price":44.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940170213351_p0.jpg?v=1763705243","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940170213351","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}