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- Condizione
- MPN
- 654/CS/595H 8676
- ISBN
- 9780859898676
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Publisher
Liverpool University Press
ISBN-10
0859898679
ISBN-13
9780859898676
eBay Product ID (ePID)
117340523
Product Key Features
Book Title
Young Kim Philby : Soviet Spy and British Intelligence Officer
Number of Pages
256 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2012
Topic
Biography & Autobiography / Cultural Heritage, Military
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Juvenile Nonfiction, Biography & Autobiography
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
0.6 in
Item Weight
12.3 Oz
Item Length
6.1 in
Item Width
9.2 in
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Trade
Reviews
Edward Harrison's study of Kim Philby's early career as a Soviet spy is original and, by turns, unsettling, revealing and tragic. It is also much more than a biography of what, in French parlance, would be called the emotional and intellectual formation of a traitor., Harrison set himself the task of finding aspects of Philby's life that had been missed by a dozen others who have pursued the same quarry, and he has succeeded admirably, even if the occasional detail can be faulted. The pluses far outweigh the few negatives, and those seeking to learn more about the complexities of a man whose name is synonymous with betrayal need look no further. ...Harrison's valuable contribution amounts to plenty of original digging. Nigel West, International Journal of Intelligence and CounterIntelligence , Volume 26, Number 4, This remarkable, intriguing, and highly detailed study of Philby in his early years answers many of these questions. Harrison has done the historical record a favor by going through recently declassified SIS records and matching what they tell about Philby with Russian academic research into those parts of the NKVD archives that became available to scholars after 1991. David Aikman, The Weekly Standard , Vol. 18, No.. 43, Edward Harrison's study of Kim Philby's early career as a Soviet spy is original and, by turns, unsettling, revealing and tragic. It is also much more than a biography of what, in French parlance, would be called the emotional and intellectual formation of a traitor. Martin Thomas, How Kim Philby infiltrated MI6, with a lot of help from his friends* Third Man in Cambridge spy ring also helped by luck and rivalry between MI5 and MI6* Philby's first meeting with Russian agent went unnoticedSuch a lot has been written about Kim Philby and the Cambridge spy ring that people may be forgiven for thinking that's enough. They would be wrong.There remains much, ranging from the exotic to the banal, to make the story of the Cambridge spies of perennial interest.A new account shows how Philby, the "third man" of the Ring of Five, came, partly by sheer luck, to head the counter intelligence branch of MI6 and ended up being responsible for co-ordinating British secret operations in the Soviet Union.As Edward Harrison, author of The Young Kim Philby, published on 1 October by the University of Exeter Press, points out, this Soviet agent was at the heart of Britain's secret cold war.How he got there is described in detail, some of it fresh, most of it very telling. It tells you as much as about the British establishment, as about Philby personally. A highly qualified woman in MI6 was passed over. Philby could be suitably deferential. He had charm, helped along perhaps by his stammer. He was not particularly cunning.He did not need to be. Philby got away with it because surveillance by MI5 and the police special branch was patchy. Both Harrison and Gorden Corera, in his book, MI6: Life and Death in the British Secret Service (newly out in paperback, published by Phoenix), point to the significance of one specific incident.Neither MI5 nor the police kept tabs on Edith Tudor-Hart, Philby's talent spotter. In 1934, she walked Philby to Regents Park and introduced him to Arnold Deutsch, the Soviet Union's spy recruiter in Britain."If Edith had been followed to Regent's Park, Deutsch would have become suspect and Philby blown before he was even started," writes Harrison.Philby was also helped by the rivalry between MI5 and MI6, fed by a clash of personalities in the two agencies.As Harrison notes, Philby could play one off against the other. Corera writes: "MI5 were seen as little more than policemen...and their well-tailored relatives from MI6 certainly never left them in any doubt that they did not move in the same circles or inhabit quite the same world as MI6 did with its gentlemanly values".Philby's flight to the Soviet Union in 1963 shocked the British establishment. Many of his colleagues in MI6 found it difficult to believe he could have been such a betrayer. Years later, they spoke fondly of Philby to this writer.His friends included Nicholas Elliott, who was sent to offer Philby immunity from prosecution in return for a full confession. Philby confessed, a bit, before deciding to join his spymasters in Moscow.Harrison suggests that Philby's father, St John Philby, was the most powerful influence in Kim's life. The Arabist, explorer, colonial intelligence officer and eccentric kept his friends in MI6 though he was far from loyal to Britain and British interests in the Middle East.Yet in the end Philby was probably not as valuable to Moscow as other members of the Ring of Five, including Anthony Blunt and John Cairncross who were also offered immunity from prosecution in return for confessing. (The other two members of the ring were Donald Maclean and Guy Burgess).Ironically, chronic suspicion in the Lubyanka fed by Stalin's paranoia, led many Moscow spymasters to suggest that the members of the Ring of Five were actually double agents.As Harrison puts it: "It was impossible to believe that the British government was so foolish as to employ all these old communists in top secret posts." Richard Norton-Taylor, The Guardian, Defence and Security Blog, Such a lot has been written about Kim Philby and the Cambridge spy ring that people may be forgiven for thinking that's enough. They would be wrong. There remains much, ranging from the exotic to the banal, to make the story of the Cambridge spies of perennial interest. Richard Norton-Taylor, The Guardian, Defence and Security Blog
TitleLeading
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Dewey Edition
23
Dewey Decimal
327.12092
Table Of Content
List of Illustrations 1. Prologue 2. Young Kim 3. From Marx to Hitler 4. Philby of the The Times 5. Special Correspondent on the Western Front 6. From Soviet Agent to British Intelligence Officer 7. Section V of the Secret Intelligence Service 8. Counter-Espionage in Spain 9. Philby and Secret Intelligence Service Anti-Communism 10. Epilogue Notes Bibliography Index
Synopsis
Biography of Soviet agent Kim Philby, the 'Third Man' in the Cambridge spy ring at the heart of Britain's secret cold war., Kim Philby is perhaps the most notorious traitor in British History and the archetypal spy: ingenious, charming and deceitful. The reluctance of the British and Russian governments to reveal full details of his career meant that for many years a shortage of evidence fuelled controversy. Was Philby an ideological spy, working for the Soviet Union out of Communist conviction, or was he prompted by a personality defect to choose a life of treachery? Was Philby the perfect agent, the 'KGB masterspy', or just plain lucky? In this new biography, Edward Harrison re-examines the crucial early years of Philby's work as a Soviet agent and British intelligence officer using documents from the United Kingdom National Archives, and private papers. He shows how Philby established an early pattern of deceit and betrayed his father St John Philby. But the book also demonstrates how in all the major decisions Philby slavishly sought to emulate his father. This contradicts the myth of independence Philby sought to propagate in 'My Silent War' (his memoirs), along with other deceptions. Later chapters offer the first detailed study of Philby's work as a counter-espionage officer during the Second World War, examining his rapid promotion and providing a substantial explanation of why he was appointed head of the anti-Soviet section of the British Secret Intelligence Service. Harrison also explains that Philby was never wholly trusted by the Soviet secret service., Kim Philby is perhaps the most notorious traitor in British History and the archetypal spy: ingenious, charming and deceitful. The reluctance of the British and Russian governments to reveal full details of his career meant that for many years a shortage of evidence fuelled controversy. Was Philby an ideological spy, working for the Soviet Union out of Communist conviction, or was he prompted by a personality defect to choose a life of treachery? Was Philby the perfect agent, the 'KGB masterspy', or just plain lucky? In this new biography, Edward Harrison re-examines the crucial early years of Philby's work as a Soviet agent and British intelligence officer using documents from the United Kingdom National Archives, and private papers. He shows how Philby established an early pattern of deceit and betrayed his father St John Philby. But the book also demonstrates how in all the major decisions Philby slavishly sought to emulate his father. This contradicts the myth of independence Philby sought to pr
LC Classification Number
UB271.G7P45543 2012
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