In 1963, it was learned that Defence Minister, John Profumo, had had an affair with 19-year old Christine Keeler who was also seeing a Soviet diplomat and suspected spy, Eugene Ivanov. The resulting scandal saw the death, an apparent suicide, of society osteopath Stephen Ward (who brought them together) and is widely regarded as contributing to the resignation of Prime Minister Harold Macmillan through ill health and the defeat of the Tory government at the next election - though the public was assured that national security had not been damaged. This book produces evidence that only a fraction of the story was made known at the time or revealed by the trial of Ward for prostitution. The involvement of MI5, the use of sex to procure defections, suspicions that Ward was murdered, and many other aspects of the case are produced here as links in a chain that leads right back to President Kennedy. The book is re-issued to coincide with the release of the film "Scandal". Anthony Summers has written other investigative books, including "The File on the Tsar", "Conspiracy" about the Kennedy's assassination, and "Goddess", a biography of Marilyn Monroe. Stephen Dorrill also worked on "Goddess" and is co-editor of "Lobster", a political and intelligence quarterly.
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A good read for anyone interested in the politics of the 1960`s . Although a little ` stodgy` in places , it gives a good background to the Profumo Scandal .
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This an excellent book for anyone looking into how the establishment of this country will close ranks to protect their own at any cost.This book is an important insight to a segment of British history in the late fifties and the early sixties.
The names of influential people who crop up with a dark history to hide is quite revealing. Even today these same people have the money and the influences to hide away from the people who probably believe they are upstanding citizens. After reading this book you will discover they are far from that.
A book that should be read in schools as part of an understanding of British history.
The names of influential people who crop up with a dark history to hide is quite revealing. Even today these same people have the money and the influences to hide away from the people who probably believe they are upstanding citizens. After reading this book you will discover they are far from that.
A book that should be read in schools as part of an understanding of British history.
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This book is very well written. It is fascinating and I just couldn't put it down! I was lost when I had finished it. It is full of interesting facts which I had not known about Stephen Ward, and it transports you back in time to those days that you had not been of an age to experience. I would recommend this book to anybody who is interested in learning more about Stephen Ward and the unjust way he was treated.
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