In 1933 the Admiralty banned 'Blinker' Hall from publishing his autobiography, but here, for the first time, those chapters that survived are presented in full. See what the renowned spymaster had to say about the British Naval Intelligence - the pinnacle of the world's secret intelligence services. He explores the function of secret intelligence in wartime, censorship, subterfuge, the significance of Churchill in the Dardanelles campaign, the Zimmermann Telegram, the USA's entry to the First World War and more. With supporting text and images by Philip Vickers and a foreword by expert author Nigel West, A Clear Case of Genius provides a unique insight into the thinking of one of Britain's pioneering intelligence leaders.

About the Author
REGINALD 'BLINKER' HALL (1870-1943) was the British Director of Naval Intelligence from 1914 to 1919, credited with being responsible for bringing the United States into the war in 1917 due to the decoding of the Zimmermann Telegram. PHILIP VICKERS is a member of the Royal Marines Historical Society and has written Finding Thoroton for them. He has been given the blessings of the Hall literary estate and the Churchill Archives to present Hall's autobiography in its full form. NIGEL WEST has written numerous books on security and intelligence topics and was voted 'The Experts' Expert' by The Observer. He is the recipient of the US Association of Former Intelligence Officers' first Lifetime Literature Achievement Award and has spent many years at the Counterintelligence Centre in Washington DC. His previous books include Churchill's Spy Files and Spycraft Secrets (2017).


Book Information
ISBN 9780750982658
Author Admiral Sir Reginald 'Blinker' Hall
Format Hardback
Imprint The History Press Ltd
Publisher The History Press Ltd