Snow: The Double Life of a World War II Spy

272 pages. ex-library book, SNOW is the codename assigned to Arthur Owens, the most important British d ouble agent in the early years of the Second World War. Described by Mi5 as a ty pical underfed Cardiff he type became the first of the great double-cross agents who were to play a major part in Britain's victory over the Germans. When the s takes could not have been higher, MI5 sought to build a double-cross system base d on the shifting loyalties of a duplicitous, philandering and vain anti-hero wh o was boastful and brave, reckless and calculating, ruthless and mercenary. bu t patriotic. Or was he?Based on hundreds of secret Mi5 files, meticulous research and for the first time, the testimony of his family. Snow reveals the t ruth about an extraordinary man whose messages were used to make the first break through in the german Enigma codes at Bletchley Park and whose daughter went on to become a Hollywood film star.About the AuthorsNigel West is an author specializing in security, intelligence, the secret service, and espionag e.Madoc Roberts is a director, producer, and film editor. …