He left in his wake a security service shamed by its incompetence as the depth of his treachery was fully revealed. 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. My silent war by kim philby 1980, paperback for sale. The autobiography of a spy kim philby, phillip knightly, graham greene in the annals of espionage, one name towers above all others. Harrison teaches history, the university of salford. Id come to see him about one volume from that library in particular, greenes copy of my silent war, the memoirs of kim philby, the spy of the century. Written from moscow in 1967, my silent war shook the world and introduced a new archetype in fiction. Philby seems to have been a lifelong and committed communist whose primary devotion lay toward the soviet union rather than his native country. On the 50 th anniversary of philbys defection to moscow, british newspaper the daily telegraph carried an article with excerpts of interviews with one of philbys sons, dudley thomas philby, and. Its introduction was written by graham greene, his longtime friend and former colleague in the secret intelligence.
My silent war by philby, kim a copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. Soviet spy and british intelligence officer university of exeter press, exeter, uk, 2012, 232 p. The autobiography of a spy by kim philby, in very good condition. Written from moscow in 1967, my silent war shook the world and introduced a new archetype in fiction the unrepentant spy. Kim philby, britains most notorious cold war traitor, told an audience of east german spies after his defection that he was able to avoid being rumbled for so long because he had been born. My silent war by kim philby overdrive rakuten overdrive. In the annals of espionage, one name towers above all others. Click download or read online button to get kim philby my silent war book now.
Did traitor kim philby have a gay affair with former director of the cia. He was apparently responsible for the deaths of many western agents whose activities he betrayed to the soviets during the 1940s and early 50s. 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. Kim philby my silent war download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl. 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 intelligence to the soviet union. Talented young man from the core of the british professional upper middle classes, harold adrian russell kim philby went to prep. Philbys son, widow, speak on 50th anniversary of his.
Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read my silent war. Philby published a book, my silent war 1968, detailing his exploits. Philbys defection sent ripples of shock across western intelligence and is often described as one of the most dramatic moments of the cold war. Uncommonly good collectible and rare books from uncommonly good booksellers. Kim philby and the age of paranoia the new york times. My next assignment was to fascistoccupied territory in spain. The spanish war broke out during one of my visits to berlin. The autobiography of a spy ebook written by kim philby. Part of the infamous cambridge spy ring, he used his position at the heart of the british establishment to feed information to soviet russia. It inspired john le carres smiley novels and the later espionage novels of graham greene. Our cheap used books come with free delivery in the uk. In the case of my silent war, it is both more outrageous and less plausible. The observers cold warera foreign correspondent recalls his early days as kim philbys gofer, and the giants who dominated the papers early postwar era. A member of the british establishment, philby joined the secret intelligence.
Philby claims to have enjoyed good luck so consistent it never deserted him over an entire lifetime. 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 last published words of britains most. Kim philby was one of the cambridge five, a ring of spies who traded information to the soviet union during the second world war. Kim philby was the master double agent of all time. Harold kim philby, british journalist and intelligence agent, is one of the most famous traitors of the cold war.
The autobiography of a spy, the 1968 memoir of kim philby, the double agent who headed the cambridge five spy. Philby lived out his days in the soviet union, writing his memoirs, providing occasional advice to the kgb and collecting a small government pension. In 1968 philby published his memoirs, my silent war. Kim philby was the double agent whose escapades of espionage scandalised britains top spy network mi6 when he crossed the cold war divide and defected to the soviet union in 1963. 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. Kim philby, the ringleader of the legendary cambridge spies. Buy my silent war modern library classics paperback 2002 modern library paperback ed by philby, kim isbn. My silent war by kim philby and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Written from moscow in 1967,my silent warshook the world and introduced a new archetype in fiction. The autobiography of a spy by kim philby goodreads.
My silent war by kim philby penguin books australia. Harold kim philby was the most famous spy of the 20th century, and arguably the most successful. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. Member of the universitys, european studies research institute. For a good fifteen years, he was at the heart of the britishamerican espionage effort against the soviet union. 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. 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. 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. Even though right from the trojan horses mouth, this lacks the compound excitement of the pageknightleyleitch dossier p.
Written from moscow in 1967, my silent war shook the world and introduced a new archetype. A member of the british establishment, philby joined the secret intelligence service in 1940, rose to. A few years after defecting to the soviet union he wrote his autobiography, my silent war. He wasnt sure that the kgb for whom he still worked actively would allow the book to be published but in 1967 a series of articles in the british press revealed so much about his career that there. Return to world war i document archive comments, corrections and suggestions are welcome for questions of content or form. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. His wife joined him in moscow in 1964 but left a year later. He was apparently responsible for the deaths of many western agents whose activities he betrayed to the soviets during the 1940s.