Agent Molière: The Life of John Cairncross, the Fifth Man of the Cambridge Spy Circle 1st Edition

Agent Molière: The Life of John Cairncross, the Fifth Man of the Cambridge Spy Circle 1st Edition – Ebook Instant Download/Delivery ISBN(s): 9781838606763, 1838606769

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• ISBN-10: 1838606769
• ISBN-13: 9781838606763
• 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.

Table contents:

1 A Scottish education
2 From Glasgow to Germany
3 A political awakening
4 Cambridge
5 The Foreign Office
6 Agent Molière
7 Appeasement
8 A political career begins
9 Bletchley Park
10 Enter Graham Greene
11 Cold War and resignation
12 An Italian escape
13 Professor Cairncross
14 Confession and exile (again)
15 Hot autumn
16 Public exposure
17 The Fifth Man

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