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Me to my 4-y-o daughter: I edited my book today!
Her: what's editing?
Me: when you take some words out and put new ones in.
Her: but what if the ones you put in aren't as good as the ones you took out?
Me:
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UK Publication day. I'm so grateful to everyone who's been in touch already after reading the book, and to those who shared their stories while I was piecing it all together. Thanks also to my brilliant publisher
@QuercusBooks
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US Publication day. Thrilled to say that the book is out now across the US and Canada. It’s had starred reviews in Publishers Weekly, BookPage, and Kirkus Reviews, and been reviewed in today’s Wall Street Journal. Huge thanks to my fantastic publisher
@public_affairs
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Huge thanks to everyone in Ireland who's bought the book over the last week, and for all your comments and feedback, I really appreciate it.
We're thrilled to see the fantastic FOUR SHOTS IN THE NIGHT at no. 7 in the Irish non-fiction chart this week 🎉
Congratulations
@henryhemming
!
🔗
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Am stunned, amazed and generally over the moon to hear that ‘M’ is
@waterstones
Non-Fiction Book of the Month. Thank you everyone who has read it, enjoyed it, written about it and helped spread the word. I think M would have approved.
For our Non-Fiction Book of the Month, we've chosen
@henryhemming
’s revelatory biography of Maxwell Knight, the MI5 spymaster rumoured to be the model for Ian Fleming’s ‘M'.
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Before Pearl Harbor, the British ran the largest ever influence campaign on US soil. Using forgeries, fake news, agents of influence, and more, they set out to do 2 things: change US public opinion on entering the war; and provoke Hitler into declaring war on the US.
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Photographic proof that the Waterstones Book of the Month thing is very much real, and that a lot of imaginative thought goes into a Waterstones display (photo credits to
@henrymance
, me and, er, my Mum):
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Alongside a slew of excellent books by other historians all released today, OUR MAN IN NEW YORK has now officially *dropped*. Catch it while you can in all good bookshops.
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Thank you SOE archives. From a list of SOE operations due to run in 1941:
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NEW BOOK KLAXON!
Am v excited to say that in Sept 2019 my next book is out in the UK as – OUR MAN IN NEW YORK – with
@Quercusbooks
, and in the US as – AGENTS OF INFLUENCE – with
@public_affairs
.
For anyone I have not yet bored silly on the subject, here’s a bit more …
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Still can't get over the speed at which this was made... (while
@claremulley
I were chatting away on stage). Amazing work from
@JoshKnowles75
, and thanks to everyone at
@HistFestUK
for putting on such a brilliant festival
Lunchtime talk
@HistFestUK
day 2:
@claremulley
@henryhemming
pulse quickening stories of Spies and Espionage since WW2
#histfest2024
#sketchnote
#biographies
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All starting to feel a bit more real. Proofs have officially arrived
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Reviews just don't get better than this. Tunnel 29 - the book - is out now, it's stunningly good, and I can't recommend it enough
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Thanks for this, really means a lot
A fantastic book. Boneachingly brutal in parts, yet for me it does far more in terms of bringing people together than keeping them apart..
Awe inspiring work
@henryhemming
If we don't have hope mate, we have nothing.. Thanks for writing this..
Paul x
#MancMade
#booklovers
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Lordy. Not a sight I thought I'd ever see. Huge thanks to
@DolbyPreface
for telling me (+ for everything else)
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OUT TODAY! The true story of how MI6 helped bring America into WW2.
Our Man in New York by bestselling author
@henryhemming
publishes tday in paperback! 👏 An epic true story about the propaganda campaign to manipulate the US into WW2. Well done Henry!
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Am so glad it resonated with your experience
@robert_lyman
, and thanks for your kind words.
Couldn't agree more about 'Operation Chiffon', which is excellent
Shout out to
@henryhemming
for this page-turner. It’s to be read alongside Peter Taylor’s Operation Chiffon, which I reviewed for
@AspectsHistory
last year.
This is pretty much as good as it gets. Those of us who were there knew that the British Army in the Province existed to
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Was lucky enough last night to hear
@claremulley
speak about her brilliant book 'The Spy Who Loved'. Was such a good talk - full of fascinating detail, funny, and deeply moving
Talking about
#krystynaskarbek
aka
#christinegranville
aka
#thespywholoved
in the magnificent gilded library at the
#reformclub
in
#london
:)
Krystyna’s story has a dramatic connection to the club which caused a stir!
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Look what just arrived. Smiley's back. Couldn't really be more excited about a new book
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Anyone know what to do if someone says you might be working for MI5, but you're not? Asking for a friend.
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Me on my 5 favourite spy books in today's
@WSJ
(feat the great
@CharlesCumming
@MJCarter10
@BenMacintyre1
)
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Book-signing odyssey just about over... Thanks to everyone who looked after me as I signed my way through central London. Un-signed copies of M are rapidly becoming collector's items
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This book argues they had a hand in both.
Usually when we hear about influence campaigns it's from the outside looking in. This is the inside story of an influence campaign that changed both America and the shape of WW2.
*trailer ends*
Now all I’ve got to do is write it.
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Looking forward to this next week (which will be online for anyone who wants to follow from afar)
Join us for an online discussion between
@henryhemming
, author of Four Shots in the Night, and
@spyhistorian
.
Following the conversation, you’ll be able to ask questions via our online platform.
Register and learn more:
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It’s the story of the MI6 operation to bring America into the Second World War, and the two people whose lives this operation irrevocably changed.
By a strange twist of fate, one of them I’ve heard about since I was tiny because long, long ago he saved my dad’s life.
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Let's say you're walking down Gower St at 6.30 today, your umbrella suddenly packs up, you see a familiar 'W'...
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Delighted, over-the-moon, relieved - the first review has landed
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Just seen the review in today's Times:
'Fast-paced ... Our Man in New York reads like the film script of a 1940s thriller'.
Thank you
@timbouverie
for such an interesting and generous review!
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Back to work at the
@UkNatArchives
. Always like it when 'C' remembers to sign his name in green ink
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Au revoir Toronto, thanks for having me. Next stop Winnipeg, where it's not too cold really. Ah. Hello minus sign, old friend. -8 degrees in Winnipeg
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Hello America!
#AgentsofInfluence
tour is now officially underway. Thanks to everyone who came along last night to
@MidtownScholar
, and the brilliant Alex and his team for organising. Twas a great night
Thanks to
@henryhemming
for a riveting discussion this evening at
@MidtownScholar
bookstore! Can’t wait to read
#AgentsOfInfluence
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About as rock n roll as my life as author gets: am about to do 2 talks ON THE SAME DAY. Followed by long sit down in darkened room
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Wow. Went to this last night by the
@ImprovShakesCo
. They're only here until next Saturday,
@sohotheatre
, 9.15pm each night. Was mind-bogglingly good
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Really looking forward to these later this year. Talk almost ready now...
@historyextra
@H_forHistory
#historyweekend
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Next stop Washington DC. My talk at the Spy Museum will be televised, I'm told, unless there's anything important happening in Congress. Should be fine
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This has made my day - Richard Davenport-Hines reviews 'Agent M' in the Wall Street Journal: via
@WSJ
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Thanks for having me, and for all the great questions afterwards
📚✨Great evening at the library with
@henryhemming
discussing 'Four Shots in the Night'. Attendees praised it as "especially interesting" & "thought-provoking." Check out his other titles like 'Churchill's Iceman' & 'Our Man in New York.' Reserve now! 🔍🕵️♂️
#TrueCrime
#Espionage
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Audience at my
@CVHISTORYFEST
talk playing 'The Lying Game' to see who wd make a good spy. 2 winners currently en route to Thames House
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Really looking forward to this👇
I'm delighted to be talking 20th century espionage with the excellent
@henryhemming
&
@RebeccaRideal
for
@HistFestUK
at the
@britishlibrary
, 1pm on Sunday 14 April: tickets 👇
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Tis true. If you're in Stow-on-the-Wold today, Gloucester tomorrow, Budleigh Salterton on Friday, and Rochester the day after that, come and say hi. And if you make it to all four I will send you a copy of every book I've written (and a medal)
.
@henryhemming
is having a mammoth tour this autumn. Have you been lucky enough to have already seen him?
If not, there's lot more chances to hear him discuss his book Our Man In New York and the WW2 propaganda campaign led by MI6 to bring the US into the war.
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Here's my take on the latest biography of George Blake (for anyone who comes up against the WSJ paywall, the review in brief: it's great) via
@WSJ
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That announcement - 'Matt Charman To Pen ‘M’; Mammoth Screen Project Based On Real MI5 Spymaster' via
@deadline
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Great to see this go out over the weekend, and huge thanks to
@MattNixson
Big shout out to
@henryhemming
for, as usual, writing so brilliantly for
#ExpressFeatures
last week. Terrific piece on
#Stakeknife
. Henry's new book, Four Shots in the Night, is out now via
@QuercusBooks
and it's typically excellent...
#buyabook
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"What we’ll also have to do is bring back the lost art of deception, something we didn’t have to worry about for a long time but now we need to think hard about."
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Thanks so much
@bondmemes
, really glad to hear it
Following his superb 'Our Man in New York',
@henryhemming
has done it again, with a masterly examination of espionage during the Troubles. It's an absolute page-turner and I thoroughly recommend it.
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Was great to chew this all over with
@djmusgrove
. Thanks so much for having me on the pod and really glad you liked the book
I had an absolutely fascinating, and very topical, chat with
@henryhemming
for the podcast on intelligence gathering in the Troubles. His book 'Four Shots in the Night' is a cracking read too
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Am excited to announce my new book – out in March 2024👇
Here’s a bit more about it:
It’s a story that starts with the 1986 murder of a British spy inside the IRA…
(Thread 1/5)
.
@QuercusBooks
has signed
@henryhemming
's "riveting" book, Four Shots in the Night, about the brutal killing of Frank Hegarty, an informer in the IRA.
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The first teaser from the audiobook has just landed...
Should add that the dulcet tones you're hearing are not mine, but those of the brilliant
@DickLeFenwick
, (who basically has the voice I wish I had)
A riveting true story of espionage, murder and justice in Northern Ireland, from the Sunday Times bestselling author
@henryhemming
.
Coming on 28th March, pre-order FOUR SHOTS IN THE NIGHT, available in hardback, ebook & audio:
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"A cracking story"
Thanks to Trevor Royle for a fascinating review in The Sunday National.
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Adios York! Loved speaking about 'M' at the bbc
@HistoryExtra
weekend. Big thanks to
@DJMusgrove
and his team. Brilliant festival
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The M Book Tour is officially underway... Really looking forward to speaking about M tonight in Edinburgh
@SpyWeek
Tonight! Looking forward to introducing
@henryhemming
and his fantastic book about 'M'
@SpyWeek
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Really enjoyed these two. My review for the Wall Street Journal of “Betrayal in Berlin” by
@steve_vogel
and “Checkpoint Charlie” by
@Iain_MacGregor1
. via
@WSJ
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@aahafezi
@CivilLitTweet
My people are talking to her people, am confident we can get the deal done
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Wonderful book launch last night for 'The Women Who Flew For Hitler', by
@claremulley
. Am now 20 pages in - completely gripping
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Amazing to hear so many clips of Maxwell Knight just now on
#broadcastinghouse
. V excited about the listener appeal
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Big news for fans of audiobooks narrated by the author on MI5 spymasters: 'M' is out now via
@audibleuk
:
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Huge thanks
@alexlarman
for this in today's Observer-
A pleasure to review three fine new books in today’s
@ObsNewReview
-
@henryhemming
’s Four Shots in the Night,
@jonnytweet
’s The Kellerby Code and
@OSoden
’s Masquerade.
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TONIGHT! See you in Sherborne
Come along this Friday at 7pm at Digby memorial hall to hear
@henryhemming
talking about his book Our Man In New York, just out and available from
@winstonebooks
Read the review on this month issue of
@sherbornetimes
@DiscoverSherbs
@DiscoverDorset
@VisitDorset
@SherborneTIC
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Here's something I've just written about 'M' for the Mirror
MI5's real-life 'M' was 'David Attenborough of his day' presenting wildlife shows for BBC while foiling Soviet spies
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Really looking forward to this - Adam Sisman and I talking spies on 9 Aug
@gowerst_books
chaired by
@andrewlownie
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Thanks so much for having me. Was a fantastic audience, with lots of interesting conversations afterwards
Henry Hemming signing copies of Four Shots in the Night after his fascinating talk
@campdenlitfest
. The audience was totally engrossed.
@henryhemming
@QuercusBooks
#BookRecommendation
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Huge thanks to Sunday Times and Max Hastings for this review of
#ourmaninnewyork
:
"Hemming tells this racy story well."
.
@henryhemming
's history of the British "black propaganda" unit that schemed to get the US into the Second World War
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Great to see! And in good company too
Fourbears Top 10!
@henryhemming
takes top spot with the brilliant Four Shots in the Night.
@iszi_lawrence
remains in the top 10 with her two new releases, as does Just Between us by
@adeleparks
. Great to see
@holliepoetry
pop in there with her recent release Lobster.
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Londoners! I'm talking about Our Man in New York this Friday at 11.30 at the
@NAM_London
Join author
@henryhemming
's free talk this Friday on how the British used "fake news" to manipulate American public opinion and bring the US into the Second World War.
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I
#loveaudio
because... I got to record my own audiobook, which meant spending four days in a studio pretending to be Steven Toast
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But how does an influence campaign work, and has Britain ever directed one against another country? If only there was a book on this...
#russiareport
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So the UK tour is over. Long live the US / Canadian tour! Starts tomorrow. If you or anyone you know are so much as thinking about being in one of these places it would be amazing and wonderful to see you / them there. I’ll be the one at the front waving my arms around. 1/6
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Loving the new Canadian cover for 'Agent M'... Although they have misspelt my name via
@amazon
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Huge thanks to
@PhilipTerzian
for a fascinating and detailed review of 'Agents of Influence' in the
@WSJ
via
@WSJ
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Happy memories of CVHF last year
🎧IT'S PODCAST TIME! Maxwell Knight was one of MI5’s greatest spymasters, a man who did more than any other to break up British fascism.
@henryhemming
reveals the shadowy world of espionage and a brilliant, enigmatic man, known simply as M. Get it here:
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Thank you
@WSJ
for this generous and nuanced review.
‘The best book about the Troubles since Patrick Radden Keefe’s “Say Nothing”... What unites the two books is outstanding reporting and an unflinching focus on the facts at hand.’
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@QuercusBooks
Particularly looking forward to Dominion by
@holland_tom
, Crusaders by
@dgjones
, Chastise by Max Hastings, Crucible by
@charlesemmerson
, To War With the Walkers by
@AnnabelVenning
- all fascinating and released today.
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Can't wait to be on the
@RobertElms
show later this morning, BBC London. Interview starts shortly after 11 I think
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Yes I'm biased but... this is fascinating and timely and worth a listen
Why do US cops keep killing unarmed black men? Here’s my radio doc answering that question. First big problem in the US: there’s NO comprehensive tracking of people killed by the police. Instead, it's up to people like
@samswey
to collect data. 1/8
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Tour bus almost ready. Just working now on my rider requests...
Very exciting that publication of Our Man in New York by
@henryhemming
- bestselling author of M - is approaching. History geeks, Henry's on the road this autumn - snap your tickets up now!
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And while I’m at it, if you felt that one book by a Hemming was not enough, my Dad’s new book is also out today. It’s brilliant, I can’t recommend it enough.
“The journeys of the Villas Boas brothers make up one of the great stories of twentieth-century exploration.... Uplifting and heartbreaking”. Michael Palin
Happy Publication Day today to the great John Hemming, himself a renowned explorer and humanitarian.
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I've read this four times now, and somehow it keeps getting better:
Read Howard Jacobson's hilarious takedown of Jeremy Corbyn over antisemitism
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Really looking forward to this - tonight👇
📚 Dive into gripping true crime with
@henryhemming
! Unravel the mystery of a Troubles murder in Northern Ireland.
EWELL LIBRARY, FRI 4 MAY, 6-7:30PM
Tickets £6
Book on Eventbrite or at Ewell Library. Don't miss out!
#TrueCrime
#Espionage
@surreylibraries
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Huge thanks to
@FrintonLitFest
for organising last night's talk. Loved it. Plus I got to see all this earlier
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Day 2 of recording the M audiobook. Can feel myself slowly turning into Steven Toast.
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A sneak preview from my new book, out on Thursday
How British spymaster used 21st century spin and fake news to lure America into World War 2 - superb spread on
@henryhemming
’s Our Man in New York in today’s Mail on Sunday 🙌
@QuercusBooks
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oh alright then. The first line is: 'As a child, I remember hearing about the man who saved my father's life.'
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Loved speaking at
@AyeWrite
yesterday - wonderful audience, great staff, venue, the works. Added bonus: it's possibly the only lit fest with a pun in the title (Write On Kew you are much missed)
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@SpiesVespers
@Frankshistorian
@sgorelick
*sticks hand up* So in short he wanted to be part of Stephenson's operation, and WS wanted it, but C in London vetoed it. Coward then spent the rest of the war hinting that he was up to something but it seems he wasn't
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Calling all history lovers
Are you a history lover? Then check out our history events at
#TheBathFestival
!
@j_hartnell
,
@henryhemming
and
@afuahirsch
are just a few that you won't want to miss!
#Bath
#Festival
#Literature
#History
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It's still a wee way off, but I'm really looking forward to discussing 'Four Shots in the Night' at
@bozzyfest
on 11 May. Join me in person or tune in to the live-stream. More on the festival here:
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@breinbaas1
@spyhistory
@adhistorian
@DrHelenFry
@SWWStudiesEdin
@bletchleypark
@SWWresearch
@SocIntelHist
@IntlSpyMuseum
@WWIPhD
@Mars_Clio
@militaryhistori
I'd treat it with extreme caution - A Man Called Intrepid, that is. According to Nigel West, its US publisher had it recategorised as a work of fiction once they realised how much of it was fantasy.
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Wow. Burning Doors at Soho Theatre last night reminded me what a play can do that a film can't.
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Geoffrey Pyke wd have been excited - a pedal-powered power point - 70 yrs after he proposed something v similar
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'Timely... Hemming gives us a great deal to think about' - 'Agents of Influence' reviewed in the New York Times, alongside 'An Impeccable Spy', which is meant to be brilliant, and the latest from Alan Furst:
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