Description: If you want to discover the captivating history of the Cambridge Five, then keep reading... During the poverty-stricken years of the Great Depression, when Britain's financial markets plummeted and the poor and wealthy alike doubted the economic systems in which they participated, the potential of one political ideal shone like no other: Communism. Young intellectuals from the country's very best schools discussed the premise of labor-value versus wealth-value, and a great many of them became card-carrying members of the Communist Party in Britain. It was exactly the kind of hunting ground the Soviet Union needed to recruit high-level agents to their cause. Over the course of the early 1930s, five students of Cambridge University were handpicked by Soviet agents and instructed to use their status as educated members of the British elite to serve the U.S.S.R. Anthony Blunt, Guy Burgess, Donald Maclean, Kim Philby, and John Cairncross accepted the offer and in doing so changed the course of WWII and the Cold War. Their actions were not discovered until the 1950s, long after the war was finished and the damage--or achievements, depending which side you were on--had already been done. In The Cambridge Five: A Captivating Guide to the Russian Spies in Britain Who Passed Information to the Soviet Union During World War II, you will discover topics such as The Undeniable Attraction of MarxismStudents of PrestigeAnthony Blunt: Teacher, Lover, RecruiterBurgess: A Mole Within the BBCMaclean and the Spanish Civil WarWorld War II: Espionage Between AlliesEnigma, Bombe, and ColossusEspionage and the Battle of KurskProject VenonaAllied Insurgents in AlbaniaThe Downfall of the Cambridge FiveThe Downfall of the Cambridge FiveAnd much, much more! So if you want to learn more about the Cambridge Five, scroll up and click the "add to cart" button!
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EAN: 9781647481506
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Book Title: The Cambridge Five: A Captivating Guide to the Rus
Item Length: 22.9 cm
Publisher: Captivating History
Publication Year: 2019
Subject: History
Item Height: 229 mm
Number of Pages: 58 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: The Cambridge Five: A Captivating Guide to the Russian Spies in Britain Who Passed Information to the Soviet Union During World War II
Item Weight: 249 g
Type: Textbook
Author: Captivating History
Item Width: 152 mm
Format: Hardcover
