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Agent Molière : the life of John Cairncross, the fifth man of the Cambridge spy circle

Andrews, Geoff, 1961-2023

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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 helped them win a decisive victory over Nazi Germany at the Battle of Kursk. Now, Geoff Andrews has accessed the Cairncross papers and secrets, and spoken to friends, relatives and former colleagues. A complex individual emerges -- a scholar as well as a spy -- whose motivations have often been misunderstood. The full account of Cairncross's spying, his confession and his dramatic public exposure as the 'fifth man' is told here for the first time, while also unveiling the story of his post-espionage life.