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Public Servant, Secret Agent: The Enigmatic Life and Violent Death of Airey Neave
Public Servant Secret Agent The Enigmatic Life and Violent Death of Airey Neave Author:Paul Routledge, Paul Routledge This biography looks at the life of Airey Neave, Colditz escapee, MI6 officer, mastermind of Margaret Thatcher's leadership campaign, and on the verge of being her first Secretary of State for Northern Ireland when he was brutally murdered in the palace of Westminster by the INLA. Neave's sensational escape and his equally sensational death are ... more »the extent of most people's knowledge and appreciation of one of Britain's most mysterious public figures.« less