--- product_id: 42204374 title: "Agent M: The Lives and Spies of MI5's Maxwell Knight 1st Edition" brand: "henry hemming" price: "1464767₫" currency: VND in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.vn/products/42204374-agent-m-the-lives-and-spies-of-mi5s-maxwell-knight store_origin: VN region: Vietnam --- # Agent M: The Lives and Spies of MI5's Maxwell Knight 1st Edition **Brand:** henry hemming **Price:** 1464767₫ **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Agent M: The Lives and Spies of MI5's Maxwell Knight 1st Edition by henry hemming - **How much does it cost?** 1464767₫ with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.vn](https://www.desertcart.vn/products/42204374-agent-m-the-lives-and-spies-of-mi5s-maxwell-knight) ## Best For - henry hemming enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted henry hemming brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Full description not available ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ There is more to MI5 than you knew! Agent M is a worthy read! *by A***L on Reviewed in the United States on May 11, 2017* This will likely be a Best Seller. Hemming has brought to life intriguing people in history who are too often forgotten. I especially liked his focus on Maxwell Knight and all of the connected characters as it related to the desperate struggle between nations. Fascinating personalities. Very interesting to students of WWII history, like myself.Many new discoveries for me.Well written throughout with complete supporting notes, bibliography and index. The layout and type set are great. I look forward to more works from Mr. Hemming!!Hemming ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Inside MI5 *by D***N on Reviewed in the United States on June 5, 2017* Henry Hemming introduces us to Maxwell Knight a jazz playing naturalist with his own private menagerie who turns out to be a great talent spotter and spy runner for MI5. He is the model for Ian Fleming’s “M.” He marries three times, but none of them were consummated. In other words he was quite the quirky guy.Hemming’s biography largely focuses on the 1920’s and 1930’s where Knight is recruited into a private spying operation that infiltrates the British fascisti. Knight is well suited for this because he largely sympathetic to their goals and was a firm anti-communist. There he meets William Joyce who would go on to become the pro-Nazi broadcaster Lord Haw-Haw in the 1940's.When Knight formally joins MI5 his main focus is on Soviet espionage and its handmaiden the British Communist Party. There he pioneers the use of female agents and with the great work of Olga Gray he breaks a major Soviet spy ring that infiltrated the naval armaments industry. He stays focused on the Soviets until Italy invaded Ethiopia and then, and only then, does he wake up to the threat of fascism.Hemming focuses on Knight’s successes, but Knight, despite suspecting Anthony Blunt, he completely misses the notorious Cambridge Five spy ring. He comes close to detecting the Soviet infiltration of the British nuclear program, but objectively he fails.Hemming offers us great insight into the operations of MI5 and the life of one of its best agents. For those interested in this topic, though a bit long, his book is well worth the read. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Excellent Book on the Improbable Master Spy of MI 5 1933-1961 *by J***I on Reviewed in the United States on November 30, 2020* The story of Maxwell Knight a/k/a Captain King a/k/a "M" is fascinating, and very well told by Henry Hemming. Many real situations were totally improbable or even downright funny and they weren't true. Having the author as the narrator was really great. He has a good voice for this type of thing. I won't give anything away, but just to say that if the history of British domestic counter-intelligence is of interest to you, you will like this book. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.vn/products/42204374-agent-m-the-lives-and-spies-of-mi5s-maxwell-knight](https://www.desertcart.vn/products/42204374-agent-m-the-lives-and-spies-of-mi5s-maxwell-knight) --- *Product available on Desertcart Vietnam* *Store origin: VN* *Last updated: 2026-04-25*