Background
Richard James Aldrich was born on December 7, 1961 in Rochdale, England, United Kingdom. He is a son of Alec James and Winifred Mary Aldrich.
University of Manchester, Manchester, England, United Kingdom
In 1983 Richard James Aldrich received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Manchester.
University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom
In 1984 Richard James Aldrich obtained a Master of Letters degree from the University of Aberdeen.
Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, England, United Kingdom
In 1990 Richard James Aldrich gained a Doctor of Philosophy degree from Corpus Christi College, Cambridge University.
(The Cold War is often considered to be the quintessential...)
The Cold War is often considered to be the quintessential intelligence conflict. Yet secret intelligence remains the `missing dimension' of Britain's Cold War history. This volume offers an authoritative picture of Britain's clandestine role in the development of the Cold War focusing upon the key issues of intelligence and strategy.
https://www.amazon.com/British-Intelligence-Strategy-Cold-1945-51-ebook/dp/B000OI0UMQ/?tag=2022091-20
1992
(It has been fifty years since Thailand's 1942 declaration...)
It has been fifty years since Thailand's 1942 declaration of war on Britain and the United States. This study examines the accelerating Western struggle with Japan for control over "independent" Thailand, a country at the strategic crossroads of Southeast Asia and recognized as "The Key to the South." On the eve of Pearl Harbor this culminated in arguments between Roosevelt, Churchill, and Eden as to whether the West should attack or defend this neutral country.
https://www.amazon.com/Key-South-South-East-Historical-Monographs/dp/0195886127/?tag=2022091-20
1993
(What was Britain's reaction to the death of Stalin? How h...)
What was Britain's reaction to the death of Stalin? How has Britain reconciled a modern nuclear strategy with its traditional imperial defence commitments around the world? How has secret intelligence affected the Special Relationship' since 1945? Certain clear questions and perennial themes run through British overseas policy since 1945. This book examines them, drawing on new research by leading historians and scholars in the field.
https://www.amazon.com/Intelligence-Defence-Diplomacy-British-Post-War/dp/0714634980/?tag=2022091-20
1994
(Attempts to offer a sound documentation of the post-war d...)
Attempts to offer a sound documentation of the post-war development, activities, and significance of the British secret service, from the end of WWII through 1970. Instead of a chronological survey tracing developments over time, a functional approach has been taken which emphasizes the roles and responsibilities of different services and departments. Contains sections on organizations, scientific and atomic intelligence, spy flights, management, security, special operations and "black" propaganda, and liaison and deception.
https://www.amazon.com/Espionage-Intelligence-1945-1970-Documents-Contemporary/dp/0719049555/?tag=2022091-20
1998
(Intelligence and the War against Japan offers the first c...)
Intelligence and the War against Japan offers the first comprehensive scholarly history of the development of the British secret service and its relations with its American intelligence counterparts during the war against Japan. Richard J. Aldrich makes extensive use of recently declassified files in order to examine the politics of secret service during the war against Japan, analyzing the development of organizations such as the Special Operations Executive and the Office of Strategic Services in Asia. He argues that, from the Battle of Midway in June 1942, the Allies focused increasingly on each other's future ambitions, rather than the common enemy. Central to this theme are Churchill, Roosevelt and their rivalry over the future of the role of Asia. Richard J. Aldrich's cogent, fluent analysis of the role of intelligence in Far Eastern developments is the most thorough and penetrating account of this latterday "Great Game" yet produced. Richard J. Aldrich is Senior Lecturer, Department of Politics at the University of Nottingham. He has edited several books, as well as the journal Intelligence and National Security.
https://www.amazon.com/Intelligence-War-against-Japan-Politics/dp/0521641861/?tag=2022091-20
2000
(A range of clandestine Cold War activities in Asia, from ...)
A range of clandestine Cold War activities in Asia, from intelligence and propaganda to special operations and security support, is examined here. The contributions draw on newly-opened archives and a two-day conference on the subject.
https://www.amazon.com/Clandestine-Cold-Asia-1945-65-Studies-ebook/dp/B00B1XFV8Q/?tag=2022091-20
2000
(Paranoia with respect to Russia raged in the wake of Worl...)
Paranoia with respect to Russia raged in the wake of World War II, just as Churchill had foreseen: fear of a "nuclear Pearl Harbor" and the growing challenge of political stability in Europe gripped the Western world. The advent of new and terrifying weapons of war and annihilation-atomic bombs, biological and chemical weapons, and intercontinental missiles-contributed to a pervasive atmosphere of menace in the US, Britain, and all the countries of Western Europe. And in the thick of this cold war, it was the Secret Service and its intelligence operations that took action, that was capable of creating early warning systems and making inroads in the years of the cold war. It was a time of what Arthur Schlesinger, Jr. called "the rise of a religion of secrecy," a time that fostered the clandestine relationships and treachery of such infamous spies as Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, Klaus Fuchs, and Kim Philby.
https://www.amazon.com/Hidden-Hand-Britain-America-Intelligence/dp/1585672742/?tag=2022091-20
2001
(GCHQ is the largest and most secretive intelligence organ...)
GCHQ is the largest and most secretive intelligence organisation in the UK, and has existed for 100 years - but we still know next to nothing about it. In this ground-breaking book - the first and most definitive history of the organisation ever published - intelligence expert Richard Aldrich traces GCHQ's development from a wartime code-breaking operation based in the Bedfordshire countryside into one of the world-leading espionage organisations. Packed with dramatic spy stories, GCHQ also explores the organisation's role behind the most alarming headlines of our time, from fighting ISIS to cyber-terrorism, from the surveillance state to Russian hacking. Revelatory, brilliantly written and fully updated, this is the crucial missing link in Britain's intelligence history.
https://www.amazon.com/GCHQ-Centenary-Edition/dp/B07RPSW78V/?tag=2022091-20
2010
(This book reproduces and contextualises the intelligence ...)
This book reproduces and contextualises the intelligence documents that influenced crucial UK Government decisions. These 20 case studies reveal the declassified papers of the JIC, shining a light on the workings of Whitehall's secret world and the vital, previously unknown, role played by intelligence in pivotal events across the 20th and 21st centuries. For more than half a century, the Joint Intelligence Committee or 'JIC' has been a central component of the British Government's secret machinery. It represents the highest authority in the world of intelligence and acts as a broker between the spy and the policy-maker. From WWII to the War in Iraq, and from the Falklands to the IRA, it has been involved in almost every key foreign policy decision.
https://www.amazon.com/Spying-World-Richard-J-Aldrich-ebook/dp/B07BH3Y1FQ/?tag=2022091-20
2013
(Intelligence can do a prime minister’s dirty work. For mo...)
Intelligence can do a prime minister’s dirty work. For more than a century, secret wars have been waged directly from Number 10. They have staved off conflict, defeats and British decline through fancy footwork, often deceiving friend and foe alike. Yet as the birth of the modern British secret service in 1909, prime ministers were strangers to the secret world – sometimes with disastrous consequences. During the Second World War, Winston Churchill oversaw a remarkable revolution in the exploitation of intelligence, bringing it into the centre of government. Chruchill’s wartime regime also formed a school of intelligence for future prime ministers, and its secret legacy has endured. Margaret Thatcher, Tony Blair and David Cameron all became great enthusiasts for spies and special forces. Although Britain’s political leaders have often feigned ignorance about what one prime minister called this ‘strange underworld’, some of the most daring and controversial intelligence operations can be traced straight back to Number 10.
https://www.amazon.com/Black-Door-Intelligence-British-Ministers-ebook/dp/B013L2IY6K/?tag=2022091-20
2016
Richard James Aldrich was born on December 7, 1961 in Rochdale, England, United Kingdom. He is a son of Alec James and Winifred Mary Aldrich.
In 1983 Richard James Aldrich received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Manchester. In 1984 he obtained a Master of Letters degree from the University of Aberdeen. In 1990 Aldrich gained a Doctor of Philosophy degree from Corpus Christie College, Cambridge University.
Richard James Aldrich served as a professor at the School of Politics and and International Relations, University of Nottingham. He was co-editor of the journal Intelligence and National Security for eight years and now co-edits the companion book series Studies in Intelligence with Christopher Andrew.
Currently, he is a professor of international security at the University of Warwick and joined the Department of Politics and International Studies in September 2007. In September 2016 he began a Leverhulme Major Research Fellowship to investigate the "Future of Secrecy" in a world characterised by increasing access, exposure and transparency.
His main research interests lie in the area of intelligence and security communities. His most recent book is The Black Door: Spies, Secret Intelligence and British Prime Ministers, co-authored with Rory Cormac which explores the interaction between intelligence and Downing Street.
(What was Britain's reaction to the death of Stalin? How h...)
1994(Intelligence and the War against Japan offers the first c...)
2000(Paranoia with respect to Russia raged in the wake of Worl...)
2001(Attempts to offer a sound documentation of the post-war d...)
1998(GCHQ is the largest and most secretive intelligence organ...)
2010(A range of clandestine Cold War activities in Asia, from ...)
2000(This book reproduces and contextualises the intelligence ...)
2013(It has been fifty years since Thailand's 1942 declaration...)
1993(The Cold War is often considered to be the quintessential...)
1992(Intelligence can do a prime minister’s dirty work. For mo...)
2016Richard James Aldrich is a member of the British International Studies Association, Historical Association, Oral History Society.
On April 4, 1988 Richard James Aldrich married Libby Smith. They have two children: Nicholas, Harriet.