Henry Hemming

@henryhemming

Writes about spies, mostly. OUR MAN IN NEW YORK out now in the UK. AGENTS OF INFLUENCE out now in US/CAN.

London
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Joined February 2010
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    6 Oct 2020

    I've written to , Sec of State at , asking him to look into the appalling access restrictions at . De facto closure is having a catastrophic effect on the production of historical works. If you care about history and agree with me, then please RT.

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    6 Sep 2020

    Lies, Spies & Deception! , author of Our Man in New York, chairs a Slaughterfest discussion of all things espionage today with authors Charles Cumming, Charlotte Philby, Khurrum Rahman & Holly Watt. Watch at 3pm on

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  3. 3 Sep 2020

    OUT TODAY! The true story of how MI6 helped bring America into WW2.

    Our Man in New York by bestselling author publishes tday in paperback! 👏 An epic true story about the propaganda campaign to manipulate the US into WW2. Well done Henry!
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    23 Aug 2020

    Please help spread the word and get in touch with us if you would like to support. There is a lot of love for Lets show them how much❤️and hopefully we can make a difference! Please RT & HUGE thanks in advance!

    is currently faces a swinging round of b/c . & I have written a letter we intend to send to the press requesting gov intervention. If you're an scholar/educator &'d like to sign, DM us.
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  5. 13 Aug 2020

    Fascinating. Much of it straight out of the Stephenson SIS/SOE 1941 playbook, in particular the 'information laundering'

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  6. 21 Jul 2020

    But how does an influence campaign work, and has Britain ever directed one against another country? If only there was a book on this...

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  7. 5 Jun 2020

    Yes I'm biased but... this is fascinating and timely and worth a listen

    Why do US cops keep killing unarmed black men? Here’s my radio doc answering that question. First big problem in the US: there’s NO comprehensive tracking of people killed by the police. Instead, it's up to people like to collect data. 1/8
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  8. 3 May 2020

    Do we need another biography of Klaus Fuchs? My review of 'Atomic Spy' in the WSJ: via

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    25 Apr 2020

    Really enjoyed ‘Our Man in New York’, exploring how British intelligence used a series of fake news techniques to influence opinion & ensure the US entered WWII in 1941. It certainly isn’t a new phenomenon! With cameos from Ian Fleming & Roald Dahl for good measure. 📚👍

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    9 Apr 2020

    at 8pm, discussing his new book 'Our Man in New York' – the eye-opening story of how the British used ‘fake news’ to help bring the United States into the Second World War. TUNE IN!!

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    7 Apr 2020

    I really love this from the today.

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  12. 19 Mar 2020

    Go Dad

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    10 Mar 2020

    WW2 & Third Reich historians. I've been approached by who are making a series for on Hitler. Despite being 'a major, marquee project', the channel is refusing to pay contributors. I'm therefore asking colleagues to boycott the show. Please RT & spread the word!

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  14. 12 Feb 2020

    'Timely... Hemming gives us a great deal to think about' - 'Agents of Influence' reviewed in the New York Times, alongside 'An Impeccable Spy', which is meant to be brilliant, and the latest from Alan Furst:

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  15. 20 Jan 2020

    Thanks Gary

    I recently read "Agents of Influence", by and now feel that I am much better informed about the United States' entry into WW II in support of Great Britain. Lindbergh, "America First", MI6, and the birth of the OSS (later the CIA). Fascinating and eye-opening:
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    14 Jan 2020

    Big news for fans of Tunnel 29.....! HUGELY excited to be working with the fantastic team on this.

    . has acquired a book from based on 's Tunnel 29—a podcast about a student who escaped Communist East Germany only to tunnel back in under the Berlin Wall to help other refugees:
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    7 Jan 2020

    A few yrs ago I got a surprise diagnosis -which spawned an idea for a radio prog. It went out today on . So grateful to Janice & for being part of it. If you have a story you might want to share, let me know: diagnosis@bbc.co.uk

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    10 Dec 2019

    3m listeners! 😱

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  19. 10 Dec 2019

    TONIGHT... an election-free zone, we promise

    If you'd like to hear more about the book, I'm speaking with Caroline Moorehead and Hemming in Notting Hill next Tuesday at 7pm. (At a beautiful bookshop, where one of the shelves opens to reveal a secret room). Book a ticket here:
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  20. 8 Dec 2019

    Loved doing the papers just now on with . Here we are with apostrophe guru Brian Jarman

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