During WWII a number of individuals in Great Britain sympathized with
the Nazis and were eager to supply secret information to them. This
is the story of Eric Roberts, a bank clerk, who as Jack King formed
these traitors into a network that supplied him with information that
he passed to MI5.
Roberts was known a
something of a daredevil, but was very personable and able to attract
people to him. He had done some spy work for MI5 before the war and
wanted to get back into the game. He got his chance and was able to
infiltrate Fascist and Nazi groups. He became a leader, Hitler’s
man in Britain, and was able pass on information that the traitors
were trying to send to Germany. Information on Bletchley Park, a
secret radar named Windows, and other to secret plans that would have
severely hampered Britain’s war effort were among those Jack
intercepted.
The book is
exceptionally well researched. The author did an excellent job of
digging deep into the past and bringing to life episodes that were
classified until 2014. Sometimes the book reads like a thriller. At
other times it gets bogged down in a tremendous amount of detail.
Even minor characters are introduced with their full histories. If
you love history, you enjoy these excursions. However, it does
interfere with the flow of the narrative.
I received this book
from St. Martin’s Press for this review.
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