Tim Milne

Kim Philby (eBook, ePUB)

A story of friendship and betrayal

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Kim Philby, the so-called Third Man in the Cambridge spy ring, was the Cold War's most infamous traitor, a Soviet spy at the heart of British intelligence. Philby joined Britain's secret service MI6 during the war and went on to head the section tasked with rooting out Russian spies before becoming the service's chief liaison officer with the CIA. He betrayed hundreds of British and US agents to the Russians and compromised numerous operations inside the Soviet Union. Tim Milne was Philby's closest and oldest friend. They studied at Westminster School together and when Philby joined MI6 he immediately recruited Milne as his deputy. Philby's treachery was a huge blow to Milne and, after he retired, he wrote a highly revealing description of Philby's time in the secret service. Publication of the memoirs was banned by MI6 but, after Milne's death in 2010, his family were determined that this insider's account of the Philby affair be published. Edited to include newly released top-secret documents showing how the KGB's 'master spy' managed to fool MI6 even after he defected to Moscow, this is the final word on one of the world's most notorious spies by the MI6 colleague who knew him best, the insider account of the Philby affair that Britain's spy chiefs did not want you to read.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Biteback Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 304
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. Februar 2014
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781849547239
• Artikelnr.: 40646196

Autorenporträt

Tim Milne OBE was the nephew of Winnie the Pooh writer AA Milne, retired from SIS in October 1968 and never spoke publicly of his friendship with Kim Philby. He later wrote a full and frank account of his association which was accepted for publication. When he submitted it to MI6 for approval, he was told that not a word of this account of the truth about Philby was ever to be published. Following Milne's death in 2010 his family decided to finally release it.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword by Phillip Knightley vii
Acknowledgements xi
List of Illustrations xiii
Introduction xv
1. The Public Schoolboy 1
2. New Frontiers 13
3. Change of Life 41
4. Own Trumpet 57
5. Section V 65
6. On the Map 93
7. Ryder Street and Broadway 123
8. Decline and Fall 159
9. Over and Out 181
10. 'The KGB Officer' 197
11. The Elite Force 223
12. Retrospect 239
Epilogue 249
Appendices 253
Source Notes 267
Index 279