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A spy among friends : Kim Philby and the great betrayal

Macintyre, Ben 1963- (Author).

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.

Record details

ISBN: 9780804136631
ISBN: 0804136637
ISBN: 9780804136648 (eISBN)
Physical Description: print
xii, 368 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 25 cm
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: New York : Crown, 2014.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 309-359) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	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 promising officer -- I thought it would be you -- Teatime -- The fade -- Three old spies.