GCHQ is a comprehensive investigative history that follows Britain's signals-intelligence service from its Bletchley Park origins to its role in contemporary surveillance and security. Richard Aldrich pieces together declassified episodes, clandestine operations and institutional turning points.

The narrative covers dramatic Cold War work — secret taps, submarine operations and the mole scandals that rocked UK intelligence — and shows how signals intelligence influenced conflicts in places such as Southeast Asia and beyond. It also recounts risky undercover missions and the human costs behind covert work.

Readable and meticulously sourced, the book is suited to readers interested in espionage, modern military history and the ethics of state surveillance.

• Topics: code-breaking, Cold War operations, signals intelligence
• Features: case studies, archival research, institutional history

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