Why did Adolf Hitler’s deputy Rudolf Hess come to Britain?
The new book-Rudolf Hess: The British Illusion of Peace-has revealed how a heroic spy played a huge part in his capture. Cunning MI6 agent Tancred Borenius tricked Hess into visiting Britain on the pretence of brokering a peace deal. However Hess was captured and spent the rest of his life behind bars ‘considerably’ weakening the German Army and ‘directly contributing to the Allied victory’ according to the book’s author, John Harris. Earlier this year he established that Borenius, a Finish born agent, was involved, something that has never been revealed until now. The revelation came after Harris secured a rare interview with Borenius’ late son Peter. During the interview, Peter said that his father remained tight-lipped about his wartime exploits, but revealed his involvement in the Hess affair on his deathbed. He said his father was sent by MI6 to Geneva, Switzerland, to deliver a secret message to Hess via a third party. The message was a verbal invite to visit the English Royal Fa
