The Last Cambridge Spy
John Cairncross, Bletchley Park Mole and Soviet Agent
$36.25
- Paperback
336 pages
- Release Date
27 January 2022
Summary
The first biography of John Cairncross, the fifth member of the Cambridge spy ring and colleague of Alan Turing.
John Cairncross was among the most damaging spies of the twentieth century. A member of the infamous Cambridge spy ring, 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. Based on newly released archi…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780750998604 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0750998601 |
| Author: | Chris Smith, Dermot Turing, Professor Richard J. Aldrich |
| Publisher: | The History Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | The History Press Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 336 |
| Edition: | 2nd |
| Release Date: | 27 January 2022 |
| Weight: | 372g |
| Dimensions: | 129mm x 198mm |
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Critics Review
‘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 AldrichChris 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.
DERMOT TURING is the author of X, Y and Z: the Real Story of how Enigma Was Broken; Alan Turing Decoded; and Enigma Traitors, which reveals the inadequacies of Allied codes during the Second World War. He began writing in 2014 after a career in law. He is a trustee of The National Museum of Computing and a Visiting Fellow at Kellogg College, Oxford. Dermot is married with two sons and lives in Kippen in Stirlingshire.
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