Nov 4, 2024
‘Compelling and meticulously researched, the riveting life
of a maverick Scottish spy.’ Charles Cumming
Sir Robert Bruce Lockhart, a Scottish diplomat, spy and writer, led
a life filled with adventure and intrigue. While his involvement in
the famed Lockhart Plot of 1918 is often cited, there is much more
to uncover about Robert Bruce Lockhart's life.
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Professor James Crossland, author of the first ever biography on
Lockhart, Rogue Agent: From Secret Plots to Psychological Warfare,
the Untold Story of Robert Bruce Lockhart, sheds light on the man
behind the myth, exploring his motivations, his complexities, and
his lasting impact on the world of espionage.
James Crossland is a Professor of International History at
Liverpool John Moores University. He has worked in both the United
Kingdom and Australia, combining his passion for writing with an
interest in the history of conflict, terrorism, psychological
warfare and intelligence. He authored the first history of
Britain's humanitarian response to the Second World War, "Britain
and the International Committee of the Red Cross, 1939-1945", the
story of the men and women who tried to bring rules to modern
warfare, "War, Law and Humanity: the Campaign to Control Warfare,
1853-1914" and, most recently, the history of terrorism in the late
nineteenth century, "The Rise of Devils: Fear and the Origins of
Modern Terrorism".
James' latest book is a passion project over a decade in the making
- "Rogue Agent: From Secret Operations to Psychological Warfare,
the Untold Story of Robert Bruce Lockhart". This is the first
biography of the man who led a plot to destroy Bolshevism in Russia
in 1918 and ran Britain's secret psychological warfare campaign
against the Nazis during the Second World War, all whilst becoming
a best-selling author and one of the most-well connected political
agents in Europe.