Rogue Agent: From Secret Plots to Psychological Warfare: The Untold Story of Robert Bruce Lockhart

Synopsis

Taking the reader on a colorful journey from the Russian Revolution through both world wars, this is the story of "the riveting life of maverick spy&” Robert Bruce Lockhart.Diplomat, conspirator, intelligence gatherer, propagandist, and charmer, Rogue Agent tells the colorful story of London&’s key agent in Moscow during the first half of the twentieth century, Sir Robert Bruce Lockhart. Sir Robert Bruce Lockhart (1887–1970) was an impressive figure who played a vital 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 Beaverbrook 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 the first 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 his leadership in the Political Warfare Executive—a secret body responsible for disinformation and propaganda during World War II. Exploring Lockhart&’s unorthodox thinking and contributions to the development of psychological warfare, as well as his hedonistic lifestyle, late nights, and many affairs that left him in a state of perpetual debt and emotional turmoil, Rogue Agent presents the thrilling and dramatic tale of this unconventional war hero.

Copyright:

2025

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Publisher Quality

ISBN-13:

9781639368969

Publisher:

Pegasus Books

Date of Addition:

05/06/25

Copyrighted By:

James Crossland

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

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No

Categories:

History, Military, Nonfiction, Biographies and Memoirs

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Bookshare Staff

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This is a copyrighted book.