Philby: The Spy Who Betrayed A Generation
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Edition: 2nd
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear with damage
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Few betrayals in modern history cut as deep as that of Harold Kim Philby — a senior British intelligence officer who spent decades feeding secrets to the Soviet Union while rising through the very ranks he was systematically destroying. Philby: The Spy Who Betrayed A Generation, written by the investigative team of Bruce Page, David Leitch, and Phillip Knightley, chronicles the extraordinary double life of Britain's most damaging Cold War traitor, tracing his path from privileged Cambridge student to master deceiver at the heart of MI6, with an incisive introduction by spy novelist John le Carré that sets the tone for the chilling exposé to follow. Drawing on rigorous investigative journalism, the authors construct a meticulous portrait of institutional failure, ideological seduction, and the dangerous culture of trust that allowed Philby to operate undetected for so long. The book argues that Philby's treachery was not merely a personal failing but a symptom of a broader crisis within the British establishment — one rooted in class, complacency, and blind loyalty. Written with the narrative drive of the finest non-fiction, it remains one of the most authoritative and unsettling accounts of espionage ever published, leaving the reader to wonder just how many secrets were never recovered.
Author: Bruce Page, David Leitch, Phillip Knightley
Format: Hardback
Published: 1968, André Deutsch
Genre: Cold war & espionage
Edition: 2nd
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear with damage
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Few betrayals in modern history cut as deep as that of Harold Kim Philby — a senior British intelligence officer who spent decades feeding secrets to the Soviet Union while rising through the very ranks he was systematically destroying. Philby: The Spy Who Betrayed A Generation, written by the investigative team of Bruce Page, David Leitch, and Phillip Knightley, chronicles the extraordinary double life of Britain's most damaging Cold War traitor, tracing his path from privileged Cambridge student to master deceiver at the heart of MI6, with an incisive introduction by spy novelist John le Carré that sets the tone for the chilling exposé to follow. Drawing on rigorous investigative journalism, the authors construct a meticulous portrait of institutional failure, ideological seduction, and the dangerous culture of trust that allowed Philby to operate undetected for so long. The book argues that Philby's treachery was not merely a personal failing but a symptom of a broader crisis within the British establishment — one rooted in class, complacency, and blind loyalty. Written with the narrative drive of the finest non-fiction, it remains one of the most authoritative and unsettling accounts of espionage ever published, leaving the reader to wonder just how many secrets were never recovered.