Book description
Paul Dukes was sent into Russia in 1918, shortly after the
Bolshevik Revolution, by  C' (the mysterious head of the British
secret service). His mission: to pull together the British spy
networks operating against the new regime. With its spies and
diplomats thrown out at the start of the Red Terror, Britain's
espionage efforts were left to a British businessman with no previous
experience as a spy. Dukes operated under a variety of covers, the
most daring of which was as a member of the Cheka secret police. On
his return, the government publicised his account of Bolshevik terror
to justify a joint USÂ-UK military attack on northern Russia. Dukes
became the only British secret agent to be knighted for spying and was
awarded the Victoria Cross. This thrilling account of his mission,
first published in 1922, remains a true classic of espionage.
Paul Dukes was a British writer and MI6 officer. He was knighted by
King George V who called Dukes the 'greatest of all soldiers'. He
remains the only man ever knighted for spying.
