Guy Burgess
"A truly extraordinary tale of the enigma that was Guy Burgess" - Michael Dobbs, author of House of Cards; "Worldwide interest in this most important spy continues ... The remarkable new research by Purvis and Hulbert shows that, had his games of espionage succeeded, Guy Burgess could have changed history." - Mark Birdsall, Eye Spy Intelligence Magazine;
Cambridge spy Guy Burgess was a supreme networker, with a contacts book that included everyone from statesmen to socialites, high-ranking government officials to the famous actors and literary figures of the day. Les mer
Purvis and Hulbert also detail his final days in Moscow - so often a postscript in his story - as well as the moment the establishment finally turned on him, outmanoeuvring his attempts to return to England after he began to regret his decision to defect.
Detaljer
- Forlag
- Biteback Publishing
- ISBN
- 9781785900136
- Utgivelsesår
- 2016
Anmeldelser
"A truly extraordinary tale of the enigma that was Guy Burgess" - Michael Dobbs, author of House of Cards; "Worldwide interest in this most important spy continues ... The remarkable new research by Purvis and Hulbert shows that, had his games of espionage succeeded, Guy Burgess could have changed history." - Mark Birdsall, Eye Spy Intelligence Magazine;