Geoff Andrews

Agent Molière (eBook, ePUB)

The Life of John Cairncross, the Fifth Man of the Cambridge Spy Circle

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury UK eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 312
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. Februar 2020
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781838606763
• Artikelnr.: 58391584

Autorenporträt

Geoff Andrews is an historian and biographer who has written widely on the history of political ideas and movements and twentieth century British and Italian politics. He is Senior Lecturer in Politics at The Open University and author of The Shadow Man: At the Heart of the Cambridge Spy Circle (2015) and Not a Normal Country: Italy After Berlusconi (2005).

Inhaltsangabe

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'

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Prologue: 'The Chase' Chapter 1: A Scottish Education Chapter 2: From
Glasgow to Germany Chapter 3: A Political Awakening Chapter 4: Cambridge
Chapter 5: The Foreign Office Chapter 6: Agent Moliere Chapter 7:
Appeasement Chapter 8: A Political Career Begins Chapter 9: Bletchley Park
Chapter 10: Enter Graham Greene Chapter 11: Cold War and Resignation
Chapter 12: An Italian Escape Chapter 13: Professor Cairncross Chapter 14:
Confession and Exile (Again) Chapter 15: Hot Autumn Chapter 16: The 'Fifth
Man' Chapter 17: The Human Factor Epilogue: 'Fact and Fiction in the Life
of John Cairncross'

Rezensionen

Extremely well-researched ... Both fascinating and exciting in equal measure. The Wee Review