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In 1978, Jeffery began his career as a lecturer at Ulster
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Authorised History of the Secret Intelligence Service 1909–1949 (Hardcover)
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Defence of the Realm: The Authorized History of MI5 (Hardcover)
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MI6: the history of the Secret
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Military Correspondence of Field Marshal Sir Henry Wilson
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An Irish empire? Aspects of
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