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Mi6 Spy Skills for Civilians

A real-life secret agent reveals how to live safer, sneakier and ready for anything
By Red Riley
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Mi6 Spy Skills for Civilians by Red Riley offers readers a unique opportunity to learn the secret techniques used by British intelligence operatives. Drawing on Riley's experience as a former SAS and Mi6 operative, the book presents over 100 detailed spy skills including surveillance, self-defence, intelligence gathering, and escape tactics. With clear explanations and helpful illustrations, it equips civilians to enhance personal security and handle challenging situations with confidence.
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This book is ideal for fans of espionage, survival skills enthusiasts, and those interested in practical security techniques inspired by real secret agents. It suits readers curious about intelligence methods without requiring prior specialised knowledge.

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This fun, fascinating book examines the basics of spycraft, as detailed by a real-life Mi6 secret agent.

This fun, fascinating book examines the basics of spycraft, as detailed by a real-life Mi6 secret agent.

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Be like Bond. James Bond.

Mi6 Spy Skills for Civilians shows readers how to master the skills of agents in Her Majesty's Secret Service in order to protect themselves, be sneakier and handle any situation—even if it involves escaping from a hostile foreign country. Inside they'll find dozens of real field agent skills detailed and explained, often with helpful illustrations to clarify how they're done.

Sections covered include:

  • Surveillance
  • Safe Travel Tips
  • Dead Letter Boxes
  • Brush Contacts
  • Self Defence
  • Intelligence Gathering
  • Subterfuge
  • Insertion and Extraction Techniques
  • And More!

Readers will find more than 100 skills in all, detailed by Red Riley, a former SAS and Mi6 operative. It's invaluable information formerly available only to a select few—and now it's available to readers, too!

Includes a foreword by John "Lofty" Wiseman, bestselling author of the SAS Survival Handbook.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781948174404

Publisher: Media Lab Books

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 10 March 2020

Country: United States

Imprint: Media Lab Books

Illustration: Illustrated throughout

Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 17.0mm

Width: 140.0mm

Height: 216.0mm

Weight: 432g

Pages: 224

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About the Author

Red Riley joined the British Army at the age of 18. After basic training, he volunteered for Pilot Training and was eventually appointed Flight Commander SAS Hereford. At the age of 36, he left the Army Air Corps and transferred to the SAS. In 1989, he was recruited by Mi6 where he served until 2015. Now retired, Riley and his wife split their time time between the UK and Spain. John "Lofty" Wiseman served in the British Special Air Service (SAS) for 26 years. He is the author of the classic multimillion-copy worldwide bestselling book, SAS Survival Handbook, now in its third edition.

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