Rogue agent : from secret plots to psychological warfare, the untold story of Robert Bruce Lockhart
Crossland, James (Historian)2024
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Sir Robert Bruce Lockhart (1887-1970) was an impressive figure: a diplomat, intelligence agent, conspirator, journalist and propagandist who played a key role in both world wars. He was a man who charmed his way into the confidences of everyone from Leon Trotsky to Anthony Eden. A man whom the influential press baron Lord Beaverbook claimed 'could well have been prime minister'. And yet Lockhart died almost forgotten and near destitute, a Scottish footnote in the pages of history. 'Rogue Agent' is a biography of this gifted yet habitually flawed maverick. It chronicles his many exploits, from his time as Britain's 'Agent' in Moscow, and his role in a plot to bring down the communist regime, to leading the Political Warfare Executive, a secret body responsible for disinformation and propaganda in the Second World War.
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Imprint:
London : Elliott & Thompson, 2024.London : Elliott & Thompson, 2024.
Collation:
304 pages ; 24 cm
ISBN:
9781783968046 (hbk)
Dewey class:
941.082
Language:
English
Subject:
Lockhart, Robert Hamilton Bruce, 1887-1970Diplomats -- Great Britain -- BiographyIntelligence officers -- Great Britain -- BiographyGreat Britain -- History -- 20th century -- BiographyBiographyBiography & non-fiction proseBiography: historical, political & militaryMilitary historyPolitics & government
BRN:
2976810