The Truth About Dirty Tricks: From Harold Wilson to Margaret Thatcher by Chapman Pincher

by Chapman Pincher

In recent years a considerable number of "dirty tricks" campaigns, alleged to have been carried out by MI5, have come to light. Reliable information on the truth of these matters is hard to obtain, but Chapman Pincher, with the aid of access to material denied to other journalists, is one of the few people who can come close. Here he examines the new evidence on the Markhov umbrella murder and the plot to assassinate the Pope, considers the lengths that President Bush is prepared to go to in order to keep Gorbachev in power and studies the effect of the opening up of Eastern Europe on the world of espionage.

Hardcover

First published November 1, 1990

About the author

Harry Chapman Pincher was an Indian-born British journalist, historian, and novelist whose writing mainly focused on espionage and related matters, after some early books on scientific subjects.

Harry Chapman Pincher was born in India in 1914 while his father was serving in the British Army. After moving to Great Britain, Chapman Pincher studied first at Darlington Grammar School and then King's College London before entering the teaching profession. He served in the Ministry of Supply during the Second World War and then embarked upon a lengthy and successful career in journalism, joining the Daily Express as a science and defence correspondent. Famed for his exposés, he was regarded as one of the finest investigative reporters of the twentieth century. Chapman Pincher penned a number of books both non-fiction and fiction and was the author of the notorious Their Trade is Treachery. Prior to his death he lived in West Berkshire with his wife, Billee.

Reviews

[Ipswichblade · Rating 3 out of 5]

Chapman Pincher is the famous journalist who uncovered scandals about spies and dodgy people in MI5. Clearly very right wing and its never clear whether he condemns a coup supposedly against the Labour government of the late 1960s. In this book he swings from covering his own backside to building his importance up over different events. I have a biography of Pincher in the depths of my Kindle so look forward to reading another view of the man.