Agent Molière
The Life of John Cairncross, the Fifth Man of the Cambridge Spy Circle
(Sprache: Englisch)
The Cambridge Spies continue to fascinate - but one of them, John Cairncross, has always been more of an enigma than the others. He worked alone and was driven by his hostility to Fascism rather than to the promotion of Communism. During his war-time work...
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The Cambridge Spies continue to fascinate - but one of them, John Cairncross, has always been more of an enigma than the others. He worked alone and was driven by his hostility to Fascism rather than to the promotion of Communism. During his war-time work at Bletchley Park, he passed documents to the Soviets which went on to influence the Battle of Kursk. Now, Geoff Andrews has access to the Cairncross papers and secrets, and has spoken to friends, relatives and former colleagues. A complex individual emerges - a scholar as well as a spy - whose motivations have often been misunderstood. After his resignation from the Civil Service, Cairncross moved to Italy and here he rebuilt his life as a foreign correspondent, editor and university professor. This gave him new circles and friendships - which included the writer Graham Greene - while he always lived with the fear that his earlier espionage would come to light. The full account of Cairncross's spying, his confession and his dramatic public exposure as the 'fifth man' will be told here for the first time, while also unveiling the story of his post-espionage life.
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Prologue: 'The Chase'Chapter 1: A Scottish EducationChapter 2: From Glasgow to GermanyChapter 3: A Political AwakeningChapter 4: CambridgeChapter 5: The Foreign OfficeChapter 6: Agent MoliereChapter 7: AppeasementChapter 8: A Political Career BeginsChapter 9: Bletchley ParkChapter 10: Enter Graham GreeneChapter 11: Cold War and ResignationChapter 12: An Italian EscapeChapter 13: Professor CairncrossChapter 14: Confession and Exile (Again)Chapter 15: Hot AutumnChapter 16: The 'Fifth Man'Chapter 17: The Human FactorEpilogue: 'fact and Fiction in the Life of John Cairncross'
Autoren-Porträt von Geoff Andrews
Geoff Andrews is a writer, historian and biographer. His previous books include The Shadow Man: at the Heart of the Cambridge Spy Circle and Not a Normal Country: Italy After Berlusconi. He is Senior Lecturer in Politics at the Open University.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Geoff Andrews
- 2020, 312 Seiten, Gebunden, Englisch
- Verlag: Bloomsbury Academic
- ISBN-10: 1788311302
- ISBN-13: 9781788311304
- Erscheinungsdatum: 06.02.2020
Sprache:
Englisch
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