简介：Mostpeoplehavewatchedaspyfilm,butfewhaveevermetsomeonefromtheintelligencecommunity.SohowclosearerealspiestotheBournesandtheBonds?PeterTaylorlooksattheworldofthemoderndaysecretagent. FromJamesBondtoSpooks,fromJasonBournetoTinkerTailor,spyingisbigboxofficebusiness.Itsvocabularyhasbecomefamiliartousall,from"stings"and"moles"to"deadletterdrops"and"honeytraps". Thefactisthattheimageofsuchoperationsasdepictedonthebigandsmallscreens-andinairportblockbusterstoo-isfirmlyrootedinreality.The"tradecraft"iscommontoboththefictionalandrealworldofspying. PeterTaylorwasgivenunprecedentedaccesstoservingofficersfromMI5andMI6 Theirnameshavebeenchanged.Theywerenotallowedtodiscussspecificoperationsorpolicyissues. Butthosewhoactuallycarryoutthesecovertandpotentiallydangerousoperationscouldnotbefurtherremovedfromtheirimaginarycounterparts,asIfoundoutwhenIinterviewedservingofficersfromMI5(thedomesticSecurityService)andMI6(theoverseasSecretIntelligenceService).…