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The Fifth Man: The Soviet Super Spy

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Some sources seem unreliable or too secretive. Not easy to confirm. Several picayune errors like timing of Cazelet & Sikorski's death. Generally leaves me very convinced, but yet the book and subject matter are unknown in Canada and the United States - Why? Has this book been suppressed I wonder. The response I received from Macmillan in Basingstoke left me with that impression. Spycatcher contained nothing compared to this book. Since reading this "library book" I have developed a new hobby, researching many other books in the genre, including several written since The Fifth Man. Some of Perry's explosive revelations have been blatently ignored. Is it possible to contact the author, or hear from him as to why this interesting subject matter has not received world-wide attention. If Victor really did do all of this, then it must surely rank him as one of the greatest influences on the entire world in this century. A family tradition, I suppose. I doubt very much that in all the century and millenium trivia which is about to be thrown at us, Victor Nathaniel Rothschild will receive one mention and that will be a travesty. Where does it leave the Rosenbergs for instance. Is it right that Maclean, Burgess, Philby and many others should shoulder what they did, whilst this powerful figure remains ultra vires? Is Mr. Perry working on any sequel to this?

I read this excellent book by Roland Perry some time ago and became convinced of the assignation of the role of the Cambridge University's 'Fifth Man' to Victor Rothschild. Perry's narrative was convincing and thoroughly researched. The book is an excellent read yet I, like the previous reviewer, am puzzled as to why the 'revelation' was not picked up by the press as would have been expected in such cases. I am now even more puzzled. Reading through Christopher Andrew's and Vasili Mitrokhin's book "THE MITROKHIN ARCHIVES" no mention is made of Rothschild as the Fifth Man. Instead the pre-Rothschild fall guy John Cairncross is once again fingered as the last of the Magnificant Five. Can someone tell me - who is the REAL Fifth Man?

Paul Hellander, Travel Writer - Photographer

While browsing in a local Public Library, I came upon this very well presented, and convincing, professional account by Mr Perry, of the unveiling of The Fifth Man. I am astounded that a spy story, detailling the activities of an individual traitor, who was responsible for the greatest influence on world history ever revealed, has apparently been concealed from the history of the twentieth century. I recommend this book by Roland Perry to all interested readers of history, and to those of us fascinated by the espionage history of the twentieth century, and of the Second World War.I further recommend that the publisher of this book (Sedgwick & Jackson, London)consder reissuing this title.It is an absorbing read. This book is an astonishing revelation of History.

'Just as the three musketeers were really four so we were really six' Anthony Blunt. This book is a result of high class investigative journalism and has left me totally convinced. In regards to John Cairncross, it is my belief both Cairncross and Rothschild were traitors as Blunt admitted they were really six. Only Rothschild had the ability and position to betray the UK so totally and there certainly has been a cover up.

The REASON Victor Rothchilds has remained free from attack is, he belongs to the race of people who created Communism. The JEWS (in most cases) were its creators and SPIES from the very outset of the Russian Revolution.