Kim philby my silent war download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl. Written in 1968, five years after philby boarded a soviet freighter in beirut and fled to moscow, my silent war is a blend of fact and fiction, part history and part propaganda, at times. And then, just in this volume, the outline of his story is told in the blurb on the back of the book, in a thorough summary on the inside page, then. See all 24 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. May show signs of minor shelf wear and contain limited notes and highlighting. Kim philby and the age of paranoia the new york times. My silent war, the autobiography of spy kim philby. Raising as many questions as it answers, the book never sinks to communist propaganda philby is too clever by far, and too competent a writer. Kim philbys own book my silent war is a skeleton of selected parts of his life. For many years after the publication of my silent war, it was rumoured that the autobiography of kim philby had been ghostwritten by the kgb. In the case of my silent war, it is both more outrageous and less plausible.
The autobiography of a spy, the 1968 memoir of kim philby, the double agent who headed the cambridge five spy ring that fed british and american wwii and cold war. He continued to read the times, which was not generally. Click download or read online button to get kim philby my silent war book now. Buy my silent war by kim philby from waterstones today. The autobiography of a spy by kim philby goodreads. The autobiography of a spy by kim philby and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The best book on the cambridge five was written by the best spy among them, and perhaps of all time.
Used items may not include supplementary materials such as cds or access codes. Written by philby whilst in exile in the soviet union, its not so much an autobiography philby. Macintyres book adds to the literature by concentrating on philbys. Near fine paperback copy of my silent war by kim philby with an introduction by graham greene. My silent war is a brilliantly cynical confection of truth, halftruth, lies and. This is a short, rather bare bones account of kim philby s premoscow life, mainly centering on his time spent in the british secret service and abroad. I enjoyed reading this book which was written by the man himself. Buy my silent war book online at low prices in india my. His book was rather bland compared to this one of rufinas. The autobiography of a spy, the 1968 memoir of kim philby, the double agent who headed the cambridge five spy. A great historical read that is probably still current. This short book is an introductory sketch of my ex. My silent war dell book mass market paperback january 1, 1968 by kim philby author. Buy my silent war book online at best prices in india on.
She paints a vivid picture of the frustrating and inconvenient life that kim philby led after he defected from britain to russia. In the annals of espionage, one name towers above all others. Yes, philby wrote in moscow under the noses of the kgb, and was therefore selective in his reminiscences, but my silent war, written in lucid prose, never ceases to fascinate. Even though right from the trojan horses mouth, this lacks the compound excitement of the pageknightleyleitch dossier p. Buy my silent war modern library classics paperback 2002 modern library paperback ed by philby, kim isbn. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that.
The autobiography of a spy, the 1968 memoir of philby, the double agent who headed the cambridge five spy ring that fed british and american wwii and cold war intelligence to the soviet union. He is still hated by the british intelligence service who will not even touch the book. But every now and then a real find presents itself, and such was the case with this book, bought in the brighton branch of oxfam books for. A member of the british establishment, philby joined the secret. Written from moscow in 1967, my silent war shook the world and introduced a new archetype in fiction. Kim philby is likely the most famous spy in history. Rufina philpys book provides much more interesting reading than her husband kim s dry book, my silent war. For a good fifteen years, he was at the heart of the britishamerican espionage effort against the soviet union. It inspired john le carres smiley novels and the later espionage novels of graham greene.
The autobiography of a spy kim philby, phillip knightly. Kim philby, the ringleader of the legendary cambridge spies. Philby occupied himself by writing his memoirs, published in the uk in 1968 under the title my silent war, not published in the soviet union until 1980. My silent war by kim philby and a great selection of related books. Kim philby was the master double agent of all time.