{"product_id":"book-nsof","title":"Rogue Agent","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe startling adventures of a secret agent in Moscow during World War I and the Russian Revolution, this is the story of \"the riveting life of maverick spy” Robert Bruce Lockhart.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDiplomat, conspirator, intelligence gatherer, propagandist, and charmer, \u003ci\u003eRogue Agent \u003c\/i\u003etells the colorful story of London’s key agent in Moscow during the first half of the twentieth century, Sir Robert Bruce Lockhart.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSir Robert Bruce Lockhart (1887–1970) was an impressive figure who played a vital role in both world wars. He was a man who charmed his way into the confidences of everyone from Leon Trotsky to Anthony Eden. A man whom the influential press baron Lord Beaverbrook claimed, \"could well have been prime minister.” And yet Lockhart died almost forgotten and near destitute, a Scottish footnote in the pages of history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eRogue Agent \u003c\/i\u003eis the first biography of this gifted yet habitually flawed maverick. It chronicles his many exploits, from his time as Britain’s agent in Moscow and his role in a plot to bring down the communist regime to his leadership in the Political Warfare Executive—a secret body responsible for disinformation and propaganda during World War II.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExploring Lockhart’s unorthodox thinking and contributions to the development of psychological warfare, as well as his hedonistic lifestyle, late nights, and many affairs that left him in a state of perpetual debt and emotional turmoil, \u003ci\u003eRogue Agent\u003c\/i\u003e presents the thrilling and dramatic tale of this unconventional war hero.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dreamscape","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":50024668397872,"sku":"BDnsof","price":34.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/nsof-cover.jpg?v=1760053377","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-nsof","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}