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The Last Cambridge Spy Chris Smith

The Last Cambridge Spy von Chris Smith

The Last Cambridge Spy Chris Smith


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Zusammenfassung

The first biography of John Cairncross, the fifth member of the Cambridge spy ring and colleague of Alan Turing

The Last Cambridge Spy Zusammenfassung

The Last Cambridge Spy: John Cairncross, Bletchley Codebreaker and Soviet Double Agent Chris Smith

John Cairncross was among the most damaging spies of the twentieth century. A member of the infamous Cambridge Ring of Five, he leaked highly sensitive documents from Bletchley Park, MI6 and the Treasury to the Soviet Union - including the first atomic secrets and raw decrypts from Enigma and Tunny that influenced the outcome of the Battle of Kursk. In 2014, Cairncross appeared as a secondary, though key, character in the biopic of Alan Turing's life, The Imitation Game. While the other members of the Cambridge Ring of Five have been the subject of extensive biographical study, Cairncross has largely been overlooked by both academic and popular writers. Despite clear interest, he has remained a mystery - until now. The Last Cambridge Spy is the first ever biography of John Cairncross, using newly released material to tell the story of his life and espionage.

The Last Cambridge Spy Bewertungen

The Last Cambridge Spy is not just a fascinating, well-placed book about an interesting individual, but is also invites us to re-appraise the very idea of the 'Cambridge spy ring' -- Sir Dermot Turing
Chris Smith offer us a remarkable account of John Cairncross...he has captured him at last - a riveting read -- Professor Richard Aldrich

Über Chris Smith

DR CHRIS SMITH is a Lecturer in History at Coventry University. He is the author of The Hidden History of Bletchley Park (Palgrave Macmillan, 2015) as well as several related articles that have been published in journals such as History of Science.

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The Last Cambridge Spy: John Cairncross, Bletchley Codebreaker and Soviet Double Agent Chris Smith
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The History Press Ltd
20190513
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