Have you ever peered at a black-and-white photo of famous and powerful people and identified, perhaps most of them, but there are one or two you’ve never heard of before, much less ever seen before? If you’ve ever read a history book or gone to a museum, then the answer is probably yes. For having been in such company, those unrecognizable people are probably pretty important themselves. They are probably often similar to people like Robert Bruce Lockhart, a man who found himself in the company of some of the most powerful and influential people of the 20th century, like Winston Churchill, Vladimir Lenin, and Leon Trotsky.
James Crossland, in his new book, “Rogue Agent: From Secret Plots to Psychological Warfare, the Untold Story of Robert Bruce Lockhart,” has not just put a name to a face but has presented the intriguing life story to that face.
