Operation Kronstadt / Harry Ferguson.
Material type:
TextLeicester : Clipper Large Print, 2008Edition: Large print edDescription: 503 p. (large print) ; 23 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781407426822Subject(s): Agar, Gus | Cumming, Mansfield, Sir, 1859-1923 | Agar, Augustus, 1890-1968 | Cumming, Mansfield, Sir, 1859-1923 | Dukes, Paul, 1889-1967 | Dukes, Paul, 1889-1967 | Dukes, Paul | Agar, Augustus, 1890-1968 | Great Britain. MI6 | Revolution (Soviet Union : 1917-1921) | 1917-1921 | Large print books | Espionage, British | Intelligence service | Large type books | Intelligence service -- Great Britain -- History | Intelligence service -- Great Britain -- History | Espionage, British -- Soviet Union | Soviet Union -- History -- Revolution, 1917-1921 | Great Britain | Soviet Union | Soviet Union -- History -- Revolution, 1917-1921Genre/Form: Large type books. | History. DDC classification: 327.1241094709041 Summary: In Operation Kronstadt, former MI6 officer Harry Ferguson not only reveals the early days of Britain's intelligence services but uncovers a truly dramatic story from the Russian Revolution involving a daring rescue attempt and a 'mission impossible' against the best defended naval target in Russia. By May 1919, when the power struggle between former Tsarists and Bolsheviks hangs in the balance, the only British agent in Russia is trapped and in mortal danger. Mansfield Cumming, the first 'C', dreams up an audacious - probably suicidal - plan to rescue him, and a young naval officer is sent with a specially selected team into the jaws of the Soviet fleet. This is the remarkable story of the spy, Paul Dukes, (the only MI6 officer to be knighted for work in the field), and of Gus Agar, whose extraordinary escapade won him the Victoria Cross.
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| wnor- Book | Northam Northam Large Print | 327.124 FER (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Checked out | 20/05/2024 | AL42000246611B |
Originally published: London: Hutchinson.
Formerly CIP. Uk
Includes bibliographical references.
In Operation Kronstadt, former MI6 officer Harry Ferguson not only reveals the early days of Britain's intelligence services but uncovers a truly dramatic story from the Russian Revolution involving a daring rescue attempt and a 'mission impossible' against the best defended naval target in Russia. By May 1919, when the power struggle between former Tsarists and Bolsheviks hangs in the balance, the only British agent in Russia is trapped and in mortal danger. Mansfield Cumming, the first 'C', dreams up an audacious - probably suicidal - plan to rescue him, and a young naval officer is sent with a specially selected team into the jaws of the Soviet fleet. This is the remarkable story of the spy, Paul Dukes, (the only MI6 officer to be knighted for work in the field), and of Gus Agar, whose extraordinary escapade won him the Victoria Cross.
There are no comments on this title.