Bibliograph

Agent Jack, the true story of MI5's secret Nazi hunter, Robert Hutton

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Agent Jack, the true story of MI5's secret Nazi hunter, Robert Hutton

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-302) and index

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contains biographical information

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Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Agent Jack

Nature of contents

bibliography

Responsibility statement

Robert Hutton

Sub title

the true story of MI5's secret Nazi hunter

Summary

This is the incredible tale of Operation Fifth Column, a Second World War MI5 operation so secret that its existence was only revealed by the National Archives for the first time in 2014. Throughout the war and even for a couple of years afterwards, 'Agent Jack' -- a bank clerk named Eric Roberts -- acted as a Gestapo agent to whom hundreds of British-based Nazi sympathisers and informers passed their secrets, thinking that he was sending them back to Germany. Many were put on a salary by what they thought was the Third Reich and some were even 'awarded' Iron Crosses for their services to the Fatherland; they never found out the truth. Among the secrets they tried to pass were: a tip-off about Bletchley Park; details of the deadly Mosquito bomber; complete plans of a highly effective anti-radar technology codenamed WINDOW

Target audience

adult

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