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Kim Philby

Born

in Ambala, India

January 01, 1912

Died

May 11, 1988

Genre

Biography, Memoir, Nonfiction

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Harold Adrian Russell "Kim" Philby HotU OL ODN (1 January 1912 – 11 May 1988) was a British intelligence officer and a double agent for the Soviet Union. In 1963 he was revealed to be a member of the Cambridge Five, a spy ring which passed information to the Soviet Union during World War II and in the early stages of the Cold War. Of the five, Philby is believed to have been most successful in providing secret information to the Soviets.

Born in British India, Philby was educated at Westminster School and Trinity College, Cambridge. He was recruited by Soviet intelligence in 1934. After leaving Cambridge, Philby worked as a journalist and covered the Spanish Civil War and the Battle of France. In 1940 he began working for the United Kingdom' ...more

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Average rating: 3.52 · 805 ratings · 110 reviews · 5 distinct works • Similar authors

	My Silent War: The Autobiography of a Spy by Kim Philby, Phillip Knightley, Graham Greene 3.52 avg rating — 814 ratings — published 1968 — 63 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Kim Philby’s Followers (14)

Kim Philby

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