Knightley says hes the only western journalist to interview philby in depth after his defection to the soviet union in 1963. Sep, 2010 le carre betrayed by bad lot spy kim philby. Dissecting kim philby, the worlds secondmost famous double agent. John bridger philby, studied trinity college, cambridge. Even in death, the spy kim philby serves the kremlins. Isaacson writes when devouring this thriller about kim philby, the highlevel british spymaster who turned out to be a russian mole, i had to keep reminding myself that it was not a novel. May 03, 2018 written from moscow in 1967, my silent war shook the world and introduced a new archetype in fiction.
In 1963, he was revealed to be a member of the cambridge five, a spy ring which passed information to the soviet union during world war ii and in the early stages of the cold war. The fbis robert lamphere expressed surprise that this stammering englishman was a top sis official. Kim philby my silent war download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl. The autobiography of a spy, the 1968 memoir of kim philby, the double agent who headed the cambridge five spy ring that fed british and american wwii and. Oct 01, 2017 even in death, the spy kim philby serves the kremlins purposes a new portrait of the british double agent kim philby, second from right, at a state art gallery in moscow. Publication date 1968 topics philby, kim, 19121988 publisher new york, grove press collection. Agent, double agent, traitor and enigma, he betrayed every secret of allied operations to the russians in the early years of the cold war. He was member of the spy ring known as the cambridge five, along with donald maclean, guy burgess, anthony blunt and john cairncross. Apr 17, 2015 when philby arrived in washington in 1949 to become the british liaison to american intelligence replacing donald maclean, he failed to impress many of his new colleagues. Immediately download the kim philby summary, chapterbychapter analysis, book notes, essays, quotes, character descriptions, lesson plans, and more everything you need for studying or teaching kim philby. For many years after the publication of my silent war, it was rumoured that the autobiography of kim philby had been ghostwritten by the kgb. Kim philby, lecturing in east berlin in 81, bragged of. Harold adrian russell kim philby 1 january 1912 11 may 1988 was a highranking member of british intelligence who worked as a double agent before defecting to the soviet union in 1963. My silent war by kim philby overdrive rakuten overdrive.
My silent war by kim philby and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. May 15, 2018 written from moscow in 1967, my silent war shook the world and introduced a new archetype in fiction. A longtime highranking member of britains mi6 intelligence agency, his positions included head of the antisoviet section and later chief liaison between the british and american intelligence services. Philbys defection sent ripples of shock across western intelligence and is often described as one of the most dramatic moments of the cold war. For a good fifteen years, he was at the heart of the britishamerican espionage effort against the soviet union. Kim philby, the ringleader of the legendary cambridge spies. Le carre betrayed by bad lot spy kim philby channel 4 news. Least 30 postwar jic papers and minutes are available elsewhere, scat. In the case of my silent war, it is both more outrageous and less plausible.
Written from moscow in 1967, my silent war shook the world and introduced a new archetype in fiction. Publication date 1968 topics philby, kim, 1912publisher. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Kim philby, the kgb double agent inside mi6 who defected in 1963, made allegations about links between mi6 and the british media in a 1971 interview with izvestia. Kim philby seen in stasi footage newly uncovered video taken by the east german intelligence service in 1981 shows the british double. Aug 14, 2003 written from moscow in 1967, my silent war shook the world and introduced a new archetype in fiction. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. Even though right from the trojan horses mouth, this lacks the compound excitement of the pageknightleyleitch dossier p. My silent war by kim philby penguin books australia. The autobiography of a spy, the 1968 memoir of kim philby, the double agent who headed the cambridge five spy ring that fed british and american wwii and cold war intelligence to the soviet union. My next assignment was to fascistoccupied territory in spain.
Philby himself in his memoir my silent war cites many instances of cia. Kim philby at the press conference he called in 1955 to deny being the third man. Of the five, philby is believed to have been most successful in providing. Philby became a communist and soviet agent in the 1930s. A member of the british establishment, philby joined the secret intelligence. It inspired john le carres smiley novels and the later espionage novels of graham greene.
The autobiography of a spy, the 1968 memoir of kim philby, the double agent who headed the cambridge five spy. Kim philby, britains most notorious cold war traitor, told an audience of east german spies after his defection that he was able to avoid being rumbled for so long because he had been born. Philbys son, widow, speak on 50th anniversary of his. Kim philby, british intelligence officer until 1951 and the most successful soviet double agent of the cold war period. Philby lost his pipe and a duffel coat during that. Dissecting kim philby, the worlds secondmost famous.
Philby, kim, 19121988 publisher new york, grove press collection. Kim philby was the master double agent of all time. Apr 04, 2016 kim philby, britains most notorious cold war traitor, told an audience of east german spies after his defection that he was able to avoid being rumbled for so long because he had been born. Veteran foreign correspondent richard beeston has chosen to discuss phillip knightleys the master spy. Harold adrian russell kim philby 1 january 1912 11 may 1988 was a british intelligence officer and a double agent for the soviet union. Kim philby was the most notorious british defector and soviet mole in history. Kim philby harold adrian russell philby, 191288, british double agent, son of harry st. Ben macintyre says kim philbys writings are completely unreliable.
Return to world war i document archive comments, corrections and suggestions are welcome for questions of content or form. The latest programme in the bbc radio series document dealt with alleged links between mi6, as the organisation officially called the secret intelligence service is popularly known, and the british media during the cold war. Intelligence in public literature 41 studies in intelligence vol 59, no. Macintyre is a superb writer, with an eye for the telling detail as fine as any novelists a spy among friends is as suspenseful as any novel, too, as the clues tighten around philbys guilt. Near fine paperback copy of my silent war by kim philby with an introduction by graham greene. On the 50 th anniversary of philbys defection to moscow, british newspaper the daily telegraph carried an article with excerpts of interviews with one of philbys sons, dudley thomas philby, and. One of documents was dated 1959, raising the possibility that philby might have supplied them to the kgb. There is a bbc tv series about philby and the others in his spy ring, called the cambridge spies, another tv series, that focuses on fictional characters, but with philby as a major character, is the company. He was also an exceptional writer who gave us the great iconic story. The nazis were cockahoop, and it was not until i returned to england that i learnt that general franco had not taken over the whole country, but that a long civil war was in prospect.
Philby claims to have enjoyed good luck so consistent it never deserted him over an entire lifetime. A member of the british establishment, philby joined the secret intelligence service in 1940, rose to. He was apparently responsible for the deaths of many western agents whose activities he betrayed to the soviets during the 1940s and early 50s. Of all soviet spies during the cold war, harold kim. In the annals of espionage, one name towers above all others. Jan 24, 20 philbys defection sent ripples of shock across western intelligence and is often described as one of the most dramatic moments of the cold war. Aug 14, 2003 buy my silent war modern library classics paperback 2002 modern library paperback ed by philby, kim isbn. By now, the story of british double agent harold kim philby may be the most familiar spy yarn ever, fodder for whole libraries of histories. The story of kim philby on fivebooks on his list of five books on spies, lies and foreign correspondents, saying that. Coffey philby in brief born in 1912 to a strongwilled and independentminded middle east scholar, kim continued the intellectual tradition as a student at cambridge. It inspired john le carre s smiley novels and the later espionage novels of graham greene. A close associate of notorious british spy kim philby, who defected to the soviet union in 1963 and died in moscow in 1988, boyadjiev has published his. Tions on kim philbys my silent war as a historical soursce. The autobiography of a spy kim philby, phillip knightly, graham greene on.
A member of the british establishment, philby joined the secret intelligence service in 1940, rose to the head of soviet counterintelligence, and, as m16s liaison with the cia and the fbi, betrayed every secret of allied operations to the russians, fatally compromising covert actions to roll back the iron curtain in the early years of the cold war. Harold adrian russell kim philby 1912 may 11, 1988 was an employee of british intelligence and a soviet spy. For many years after the publication of my silent war, it was rumoured that the autobiography of kim philby had been ghostwritten by the kgb, and that the last published words of britains most. The observers cold warera foreign correspondent recalls his early days as kim philbys gofer, and the giants who dominated the papers early postwar era. When philby arrived in washington in 1949 to become the british liaison to american intelligence replacing donald maclean, he failed to impress many of his new colleagues. Buy my silent war modern library classics paperback 2002 modern library paperback ed by philby, kim isbn.
Even in death, the spy kim philby serves the kremlins purposes a new portrait of the british double agent kim philby, second from right, at a state art gallery in moscow. The unknown story of the kgbs master spy tim milne. The autobiography of a spy by kim philby goodreads. The spanish war broke out during one of my visits to berlin.
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