The Cicero Spy Affair: German Access to British Secrets in World War II

“Richard Wires takes us to the heart of the Cicero Affair.”—David Kahn, author of The Codebreakers

The valet of the British ambassador to Ankara in 1943 was an enterprising young man who understood he could steal and photograph vitally important documents of great interest to the Nazi war machine. The spy story became immensely popular with the film Five Fingers starring James Mason. Author Richard Wires has written the definitive account of the Cicero case and placed it in its proper historical context in neutral Turkey at the turning point of World War II. Intrigue, mystery, and greed form the background to the classic account of a famous spy case.