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Intelligence and National Security Journal

The entries are arranged alphabetically rather than chronologically and, depending upon the eminence of the individual, their length ranges from less than a page to half a dozen. They are full of telling detail and anecdotes which add colour and depth to what could have been lists of dates, promotions, honours, ships and battles. They also reveal a remarkable web of family connections among the younger scions of the aristocracy, the country gentry and the professional classes. I found it an absolutely fascinating read and have decided that the best way to review or share my opinion of the book was to give a sample digest of some of the many times when I inwardly declaimed, “Well I never!” or “I didn’t know that.” Would a second volume be possible? It is certainly desirable if it is of the same high standard as this one.

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