The seven men of Spandau
Inbunden bok.
Gott skick. Skyddsomslag saknas. London, W. H. Allen, 1954 (first edition). 224 pages in publishers cloth without dust jacket. Illustrated with black and white photos, of which some are taken inside the prison.--- Spine is sun-bleached and also a stripe of about 3 cm. on the front cover along the top edges. Spine is slightly cocked. Back cover has a couple of stained areas. Contents in pretty much flawless shape. Measure (base x height): 15 x 22 cm. --- Jack Fishman started working at a newspaper from an early age, and worked his way up from teaboy to deputy editor, first at the Kemsley newspaper and then the Thomson organisation. He became editor of the Thomson organisations largest newpaper, Empire News, until it was sold and then went on as a freelance writer and also wrote books. This is Fishmans debut. The "Spandau seven" refers to the seven minions of Hitler, who escaped the gallow being sentenced in the Nürnberg trials, and was instead sentenced to prison. "Spandau" was the name of a prison in western Berlin, where these 7 war criminals were placed. Further more, Fishman specialised in political journalism, and also had a particular interest in intelligence work. He was credited with the exposure of the most notorious spy Britain has ever known - Kim Philby. Following a tip from behind the Iron Curtain, the British government was alerted to the presence of a Russian agent within the Foreign Office. Fishman became convinced that Philby was the agent and set about using the national press to expose him. -
