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Kim philby was one of the cambridge five, a ring of spies who traded information to the soviet union during the second world war. My silent war by kim philby penguin books australia. Yes, philby wrote in moscow under the noses of the kgb, and was therefore selective in his reminiscences, but my silent war, written in lucid prose, never ceases to fascinate. Our cheap used books come with free delivery in the uk. Rufina philpys book provides much more interesting reading than her husband kim s dry book, my silent war. Kim philby, british intelligence officer until 1951 and the most successful soviet double agent of the cold war period. To ask other readers questions about my silent war, please sign up. Philby was a highly successful double agent who rose quickly through the ranks of mi6, all the while acting as an agent for the russian secret service. Kim philby and the age of paranoia the new york times.
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In the annals of espionage, one name towers above all others. Publication date 1968 topics philby, kim, 19121988 publisher new york, grove press collection. Written from moscow in 1967, my silent war shook the world and introduced a new archetype in fiction the unrepentant spy. Written from moscow in 1967, my silent warshook the world and introduced a new archetype in fiction. Raising as many questions as it answers, the book never sinks to communist propaganda philby is too clever by far, and too competent a writer. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. And, in fact, the book my silent war, which had been one of the chief vehicles of philby s deception of the west, became one of the chief instruments of torture the k. For a good fifteen years, he was at the heart of the britishamerican espionage effort against the soviet union. See all 26 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Philby is an annoying git, but what a life he has lived. Perhaps what is missing here are some of the personal referrals and revelations which added great interest to the other, fuller book. What books would you recommend to someone who wants to know. The autobiography of a spy, the 1968 memoir of kim philby, the double agent who.
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