Kim Philby
1968
The autobiography of the KGB's top spy in MI6.
Harold Adrian Russell Philby was born in 1912, the son of Harry St John Philby, an officer of the Indian Civil Service who was closely involved in the rise of the House of Saud in Arabia.
Philby's lifelong nickname 'Kim' would prove to be singularly appropriate. Like Kipling's hero, he was a key player in the great game being played out between Britain and Russia. The crucial difference was that Philby was playing for the Russian side.
Ths book is own account of his role, written in Moscow after his final defection to the Soviet Union.
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