The Spy Who Changed The World

Originally posted on bluchickenninja.com.

This was a really fascinating book, its hard to believe that it actually happened. It feels more like a spy novel than an account of real events. Rossiter did a really good job of collating all the information available into a readable narrative. No easy feat considering the amount of information still classified.

I really enjoyed this book. It makes you feel sorry for Fuchs, he was undoubtably a brilliant physicist and an even better spy. Fuchs must have believed that what he was doing would help to achieve a balance between East and West. The only thing I would liked to have known more about is why he decided to turn himself in to MI6, unfortunately since Fuchs and his wife are now both dead that is something we will never know.