15%OFF
Stock image for illustration purposes only - book cover, edition or condition may vary.
Maverick Spy: Stalin´s Super-Agent in World War II
Hamish Macgibbon
€ 57.26
€ 48.84
FREE Delivery in Ireland
Description for Maverick Spy: Stalin´s Super-Agent in World War II
Hardcover. A few years before he died, James MacGibbon confessed to his closest family members that he had spied for the Soviet Union during World War II. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ; JPSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 140 x 25. .
At the end of the war MI5 suspected him of espionage and interrogated him but he did not confess. Nevertheless they kept James, his wife Jean and their young family under close surveillance for a number of years, regularly intercepting their mail and recording their telephone conversations. Only after James's death did the true significance of what he might have revealed become clear-in his wartime office role, James had access to the plans for Operation Overlord, D-Day. In this book, James's son Hamish tells the story of his parents, their interaction with the communist party and their flirtation with wartime ... Read more
At the end of the war MI5 suspected him of espionage and interrogated him but he did not confess. Nevertheless they kept James, his wife Jean and their young family under close surveillance for a number of years, regularly intercepting their mail and recording their telephone conversations. Only after James's death did the true significance of what he might have revealed become clear-in his wartime office role, James had access to the plans for Operation Overlord, D-Day. In this book, James's son Hamish tells the story of his parents, their interaction with the communist party and their flirtation with wartime ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781784537739
SKU
V9781784537739
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About Hamish Macgibbon
Hamish MacGibbon was Director of the Publishing House James and James. He is the son of James and Jean MacGibbon.
Reviews for Maverick Spy: Stalin´s Super-Agent in World War II
'the story of James and Jean's marriage, their children's upbringings and the family's literary and political endeavours, providing an enchanting snapshot of life in North London throughout the 20th century.'
Zoe Paskett, Ham&High (09/28/2017)
Zoe Paskett, Ham&High (09/28/2017)