Philby - O Espião Que Enganou Todo Mundo

Philby - O Espião Que Enganou Todo Mundo
Authors
Page, Bruce & Leitch, David & Knightley, Phillip
Publisher
Expressão e cultura
Tags
history , biography
Date
1968-01-01T00:00:00+00:00
Size
0.40 MB
Lang
pt
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A novelist wouldn't dare invent the story contained herein. That a son of the British establishment could, during a 30 year secret service career, be a Communist agent is too far-fetched for fiction. Here's the story of how Philby did it, of what he did its consequences; of how he betrayed his country, service, friends the class which nurtured, shaped protected him.

Authors' Preface

Introduction

1. Beginnings

The man in Dzerzinsky Square

Boyhood of three spies

The slave of God

The Cambridge Marxists

Commitment in Vienna

Joining the establishment

2. Penetration

The Spanish decoration

The phony war

The secret world

The rise of Kim Philby

3. Exploitation

The new enemy

The Volkov incident

The priceless secrets

The Albanian subversion

4. Downfall

Crack-up

Getaway

The secret trial

A field agent?

Philby's comeback

Endgame in Beirut

Through the curtain