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Young Philby

Littell, Robert, 1935-2013
Large Print
An elegant, twisty spy story. When Kim Philby fled to Moscow in 1963, he became the most infamous double agent in history. A member of Britain's intelligence service since World War II, he had risen to become their chief officer in Washington, D.C. after the war. The exposure of other members of the group of double agents known as the Cambridge Five led to the revelation that he had been working for Russia for even longer than he had been part of MI6. Yet he escaped, and spent the last twenty-five years of his life in Moscow. In Young Philby, Robert Littell tells the story of the spy's early years. In the words of his friends, lovers, and Soviet handlers we see the development of a fascinating, flawed man who kept people guessing about his ideals and allegiances until the very end.
Main title:
Young Philby / by Robert Littell.
Author:
Edition:
Large Print edition.
Imprint:
Waterville, Maine : Thorndike Press, 2013.©2012.
Collation:
357 pages (large print) ; 23 cm.
ISBN:
9781410456243 (hardcover)1410456242 (hardcover)
Dewey class:
813.6F
Language:
English
BRN:
225862
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