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The Making Of A Diplomat

Geoffrey Furlong The New Diplomacy and its Apparatus (Plume Press/Ward Lock £2.95) In a disarming introduction to this rather diffuse book, the author expresses the hope that it......

Heightened History

Tony Palmer The Lion of England Margaret Butler (Mac' millan £2.75). The Salamander Morris West (Heinemann £2.25). Lent Term Elizabeth Sutherland (Constable £2.20). Ah! The......

Crime Compendium

There is often a great deal more similarity than appears on the surface between the private detective hero la Raymond Chandler, and' the secret agent or spy. Of course, many spy......