Opening book details…
Can I read Churchill's iceman : the true story of Geoffrey Pyke : genius, fugitive, spy on EtoBox?
Churchill's iceman : the true story of Geoffrey Pyke : genius, fugitive, spy by Henry Hemming is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is Churchill's iceman : the true story of Geoffrey Pyke : genius, fugitive, spy about?
After his suicide in 1948, Geoffrey Pyke was described as one of the geniuses of his time; only now can this biography reveal the full extent of his strange achievements. The epithet 'Iceman' referred to a 1942 project to have Churchill build an aircraft carrier of reinforced ice; he also thought up Mass Observation, earned a fortune on the stock market and wrote a bestseller; but MI5 had material suggesting he was a senior Soviet Comintern official and a spy.**
Who reads Churchill's iceman : the true story of Geoffrey Pyke : genius, fugitive, spy?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Henry Hemming
- Publisher
- Random House
- Published
- 2014
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781409052371
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- History, Biography, Memoir
- Rating
- 4 / 5 (138 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
Other editions & translations
More by Henry Hemming
Browse all works by Henry Hemming
Similar books
- The Ingenious Mr. Pyke : Inventor, Fugitive, Spy — Henry Hemming (2015)
- The Iceman : The True Story of a Cold-Blooded Killer — Anthony Bruno; OverDrive, Inc (2013)
- Capturing the Light : The Birth of Photography, a True Story of Genius and Rivalry — Roger Watson, (Museum curator); Helen Rappaport (2013)
- Geoffrey Prime : The Imperfect Spy — David Cole (2017)
- Churchill's Wizards : the British Genius for Deception 1914-1945 — Nicholas Rankin (1975)
- Churchill's White Rabbit : The True Story of a Real-Life James Bond — Sophie Jackson (2012)