The autobiography of a spy kim philby, phillip knightly, graham greene in the annals of espionage, one name towers above all others. Written from moscow in 1967, my silent war shook the world and introduced a new archetype in fiction. 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. Buy my silent war modern library classics paperback 2002 modern library paperback ed by philby, kim isbn. The soviet union sent funds and advisers to the leftist prime minister lumumba. Philby himself in his memoir my silent war cites many instances of cia officers and their british counterparts sparring over who should lead insurgent groups behind the east bloc. Written from moscow in 1967,my silent warshook the world and introduced a new archetype in fiction. One of documents was dated 1959, raising the possibility that philby might have supplied them to the kgb. The nazis were cockahoop, and it was not until i returned to england that i learnt that general franco had not taken over the whole country, but that a long civil war was in prospect. Kim philby, the ringleader of the legendary cambridge spies. Genrikh borovik, the philby files, 1994, published by little, brown. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want.
Kim philby, the kgb double agent inside mi6 who defected in 1963, made allegations about links between mi6 and the british media in a 1971 interview with izvestia. Published just a year after philbys own autobiography, my silent war, its the kind of book youd have thought might have been something of a small sensation back then, and wellremembered now. Kim philby was the master double agent of all time. Near fine paperback copy of my silent war by kim philby with an introduction by graham greene. And, in fact, the book my silent war, which had been one of the chief vehicles of philby s deception of the west, became one of the chief instruments of torture the k. In august 1945, konstantin volkov, vice consul for the soviet union in istanbul, sent a letter to chantry hamilton page, the vice consul in the british embassy, requesting an urgent appointment. The secret life of master spy kim philby, by genrikh borovik is extremely correct for you as newbie viewers. Harold adrian russell kim philby 1 january 1912 11 may 1988 was a british intelligence. In east berlin the soviets award sonia her second order of the red banner for her spy work in britain her first decoration was kept secret.
The celebrated author ofa spy among friendsandrogue heroesreturns with his greatest spy story yet, a thrilling cold warera tale of oleg gordievsky, the russian whose secret work helped hasten the collapse of the soviet union. Online read my silent war and download my silent war for free. Bertelsmann, gutersloh 1968 englischer originaltitel. If anyone could be considered a russian counterpart to the infamous british doubleagent kim philby, it was oleg gordievsky. A member of the british establishment, philby joined the secret intelligence service in 1940, rose to the head of soviet counterintelligence, and, as mi6s liaison with. Kim philbys memoirs my silent war are published in britain with a foreword by graham greene. Januar 1912 in ambala, punjab, britisch indien, heute haryana, indien.
And for an account of philby s nonetoochallenging interrogations at the hands of m16, see peter wrights spycatcher. The classic cold war ghosted spy memoir, billed by thriller writer graham greene as, far more gripping than any novel of espionage i can remember, is kim philby, my. Fidel castros cuba became increasingly communist from 1960. This edition published by arrangement with the estate of kim philby.
In the annals of espionage, one name towers above all others. The spanish war broke out during one of my visits to berlin. My silent war by kim philby penguin books australia. His book my silent war was described by graham greene as more gripping novel of espionage i can remember. Even though right from the trojan horses mouth, this lacks the compound excitement of the pageknightleyleitch dossier p. In his 1968 memoir my silent warwhich he wrote after escaping to moscow and for. Eleanor writes in a lucid, unfussy manner, perhaps assisted by journalists seale and mcconville, and its certainly an intriguing tale, told from an insiders perspective.
How secret russian spy kim philby helped set up israel. A few days later, on 4 september, volkov, accompanied by his wife zoya, arrived in person and asked for a meeting. 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, and that the. Kim philby and the age of paranoia the new york times. For a good fifteen years, he was at the heart of the britishamerican espionage effort against the soviet union.
My silent war kgb secret intelligence service scribd. Philby was a highly successful double agent who rose quickly through the ranks of mi6, all the while acting as an agent for the russian secret service. Kim philby, british intelligence officer until 1951 and the most successful soviet double agent of the cold war period. Kim philby headed the iberian subsection of v and i. I am actually glad that i read other books such as my silent war, the philby files, anthony blunt, philby. The angleton memos begin to provide insight into the damage caused by philbys spying and to put it in context. Kim philby books biography and list of works author of. The autobiography of a spy ebook written by kim philby.
Philby claims to have enjoyed good luck so consistent it never deserted him over an entire lifetime. The secret life of master spy kim philby borovik, genrikh, knightley, phillip on. The autobiography of a spy, the 1968 memoir of kim philby, the double agent who headed the cambridge. By the end of the second world war he had become a high ranking member of.
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Kim philby is the author of books such as my silent war. My silent war kim philby pdf in the annals of espionage, one name towers above all others. He continued to read the times, which was not generally available in the ussr, listened to the bbc world service, and was an avid follower of cricket. My next assignment was to fascistoccupied territory in spain. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. Kim philby biography kim philby biography and list of works kim philby books covid19 update. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The users will consistently start their reading practice with the favourite theme. Return to world war i document archive comments, corrections and suggestions are welcome for questions of content or form.
Click download or read online button to get kim philby my silent war book now. The soviet master agent tells his own story new york. Patrick sawer, kim philby had no regrets about betraying britain to the soviet union, recordings reveal, the telegraph, 27 april 2014. Page decided the letter was a prank and ignored it. Publication date 1968 topics philby, kim, 19121988 publisher new york, grove press collection. It inspired john le carres smiley novels and the later espionage novels of graham greene. Kim philby was one of the cambridge five, a ring of spies who traded information to the soviet union during the second world war.