A spy among friends : Kim Philby's great betrayal / Ben Macintyre.
A spy among friends : Kim Philby's great betrayal / Ben Macintyre.
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Publisher
New York : Crown, 2014.
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G 2014/4957
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Language
English
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Physical content
xii, 368 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 25 cm.
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Apprentice spy -- Section V -- Otto and Sonny -- Boo, boo, baby, i'm a spy -- Three young spies -- The German defector -- The Soviet defector -- Rising stars -- Stormy seas -- Homer's odyssey -- Peach -- The robber barons -- The third man -- One man in Beirut -- The fox who came to stay -- A most pr...
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Publisher
New York : Crown, 2014.
Edition
First edition.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
2014.
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Summary
The best-selling author of Operation Mincemeat presents a definitive portrait of the notorious 20th-century spy that discusses his rise in MI6, high-profile intelligence friendships and 20-year espionage operation that culminated in his 1963 defection to Moscow.
"Kim Philby was the greatest spy in history, a brilliant and charming man who rose to head Britain's counterintelligence against the Soviet Union during the height of the Cold War - while he was secretly working for the enemy. And nobody thought he knew Philby like Nicholas Elliott, Philby's best friend and fellow officer in MI6. The two men had go...
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A spy among friends : Kim Philby's great betrayal / Ben Macintyre.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 309-359) and index.
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G 2014/4957
Record Identifier
74VKKlwbOvey
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKKlwbOvey
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ISBN
0804136637
9780804136631
DDC
327.1247041092
MMS ID
991022023809702626
