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A spy among friends : Kim Philby and the great betrayal  Cover Image Book Book

A spy among friends : Kim Philby and the great betrayal / Ben Macintyre.

Summary:

The best-selling author of Operation Mincemeat presents a definitive portrait of the notorious 20th-century spy that discusses his rise in MI6, high-profile intelligence friendships and 20-year espionage operation that culminated in his 1963 defection to Moscow.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780804136631
  • Physical Description: xii, 368 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 25 cm
  • Edition: First American edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Crown Publishers, [2014]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 309-359) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Apprentice spy -- Section V -- Otto and Sonny -- Boo, boo, baby, i'm a spy -- Three young spies -- The German defector -- The Soviet defector -- Rising stars -- Stormy seas -- Homer's odyssey -- Peach -- The robber barons -- The third man -- One man in Beirut -- The fox who came to stay -- A most promising officer -- I thought it would be you -- Teatime -- The fade -- Three old spies.
Subject: Philby, Kim, 1912-1988.
Spies > Great Britain > Biography
Espionage, Soviet > Great Britain > History.

Available copies

  • 5 of 5 copies available at Sage Library System. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Hood River County Library District.

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  • 0 current holds with 5 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Circulation Modifier Status Due Date Courses
Hood River County Library 327.1247 MAC 2014 (Text) 33892100192609 Adult Non-Fiction Available -


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