The Enigma Spy: The Story of the Man who Changed the Course of World War Two

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Century, 1997 - Political Science - 203 pages
This is the autobiography of John Cairncross, the man who gave the Russians the decrypt of the ENIGMA code, thus enabling them to win the battle of Kursk and turning the war against the Germans. It reveals why he turned to espionage, what data he passed on and how MI5 finally tracked him down.

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Contents

Red Hair is Dangerous
21
My Flirtation with Communism
37
The KGB Trap
47
Copyright

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