Sex, Spies and Scandal: The John Vassall Affair

Stock Code:
BAE6908
Price:
$35.00

Description

Sex, Spies and Scandal: The John Vassall Affair by Alex Grant. 'In September 1962, John Vassall, a clerk at the Admiralty in London, was unmasked as a Soviet spy. After being photographed in compromising positions while working at the British embassy in Moscow, Vassall was blackmail into handing British defense secrets over to his Soviet handlers for seven years. With access to newly released MI5 files and interviews with people who knew Vassall from the 1950s until his death in 1996, this book sheds new light on a neglected spy scandal. Despite having been drugged and sexually assaulted by the KGB in Moscow, as a gay man John Vassall was shown no mercy by the British press or the courts. Sentenced to eighteen years in jail, he served ten years, despite telling MI5 everything.' The dust jacket is lightly curled across the top and bottom edges but the book remains tight and bright.

Details

  • Author:
    Grant, Alex
  • Book Condition:
    Good Plus
  • Publisher:
    Biteback, Publishing
  • Edition:
    First Thus
  • Jacket Condition:
    Good
  • Binding:
    Hard Cover
  • Location:
    A2
  • ISBN:
    9781785907883
  • Size:
    8vo
  • Pages:
    446
  • Publish Date:
    2024
Stock Level:
1 In Stock
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