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(Caroline Jowett Daily Express)Eastern Europe was riddled with spies throughout the 1950s, but no one on either side amassed such a wealth of information to pass on to the KGB as the double agent, Blake. For decades, Blake had run rings round Britain s Secret Intelligence Service. How did he get away with it; and for so long? The Greatest Traitor and Britain s mostly closely guarded criminal very nearly had to serve the longest prison sentence (42 years) ever awarded. George Blake s audacious plan to escape to freedom behind the Iron Curtain by scaling the walls of Wormwood Scrubs came within an ace of discovery. His escape from Wormwood Scrubs in 1966 is thrillingly related by Roger Hermiston.'
(Christopher Hudson Daily Mail)'An enjoyable romp through the life of George Blake, MI6 s deadliest traitor. Roger Hermiston has produced an enjoyable account of the life and works of a creepily amoral man who still betrays an astonishing ability to duck the consequences of his crimes.
(Stephen Robinson Sunday Times) --Daily Express, Daily Mail, Sunday Times,
Hats off to Roger Hermiston for bringing to life the exploits of this Second World War resistance fighter turned Soviet agent. Hermiston spins a yarn of high adventure, of a life ennobled by wartime valour only to be laid low by the twisted belief in the means justifying the end, even if this meant betrayal of one s own country.
The story of Blake s arrest, confession, sentencing, imprisonment and escape suggests that Roger Hermiston should be writing spy novels. It is gripping in its detail. Even more appealing is Hermiston s reluctance to sit in judgement on Blake. As he points out, Blake was not brought up in this country and genuinely saw parallels between his own religious beliefs and Communism. As Blake himself pointed out: The real spies are those who are not paid and do it for conviction .
(Scotsman)'Hermiston s account is unlikely to be bettered... He makes good use of hitherto undisclosed material and seeks not only to describe but to understand, surely the biographical holy grail.'
(Alan Judd Spectator)Hermiston s book tells Blake s backstory in fascinating detail.
(Simon Heffer New Statesman)'One of the most argued-over spy stories of the 20th century is brought thrillingly to life by Roger Hermiston, who avoids the trap of painting his anti-hero only in black and white. Blake was a traitor but also a diligent soldier; he received a 42-year sentence in a trial whose evidence could not be reported. His escape from prison - in a way that would be farcical in any other context - created a kind of legend. At every turn the gripping writing reminds you of a world of spies and betrayal that was so much a part of life in post-war Europe. It makes for a brilliant read: Roger is a brilliant researcher and writer of this painful, colourful chapter in our history; and writes in a way so objective and unslanted that the reader is challenged to decide what to make of his subject. Superb from start to finish.'
(Jeremy Vine)'The bones of Blake s story are well known. Hermiston s account, however, adds well-researched details which bring it to life. The result is a book as riveting and tightly written as a John le Carré novel.'
(Michael Randle Camden New Journal)'An excellent book that reads more like a spy thriller than a biography'< --Military History Monthly,Scotsman, Spectator,New Statesman, Camden New Journal, Tribune
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