Agent Molière: The Life of John Cairncross, the Fifth Man of the Cambridge Spy Circle 1st Edition – Ebook Instant Download/Delivery ISBN(s): 9781838606756, 1838606750, 9781350384866, 1350384860

Product details:

• ISBN-10: 1838606750
• ISBN-13: 9781838606756
• Author: Geoff Andrews

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.

Table contents:

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 Molière

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: Public exposure

Chapter 17: The Fifth Man

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