With access to newly released MI5 files and previously unseen papers, A Spy Among Friends unlocks what is perhaps the last great secret of the Cold War. This is a story of loyalty, trust and treachery, class and conscience, of male friendships forged, and then systematically betrayed. Elliott and Angleton thought they knew Philby better than anyone - and then discovered they had not known him at all. Philbys two closest friends in the intelligence world, Nicholas Elliott of MI6 and James Jesus. Agent, double agent, traitor and enigma, he betrayed every secret of Allied operations to the Russians in the early years of the Cold War. In the aftermath of the Second World War, Philby, Nicholas Elliott and James Jesus Angleton were rising stars in the intelligence world and shared every secret. Kim Philby was the most notorious British defector and Soviet mole in history. Agent, double agent, charmer and traitor, he betrayed every secret of Allied operations to the Russians in the early years of the Cold War. Kim Philby was the most notorious British defector and Soviet mole in history. Both authoritative and enthralling' William Boyd 'Irresistibly readable' Sunday Times 'Worthy of John le Carr é at his best' Guardian 'Hugely engrossing. An unputdownable postwar thriller' Observer **NOW A MAJOR SIX-PART SERIES ON ITVX, STARRING DAMIAN LEWIS AND GUY PEARCE**
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |