EPISODE · Dec 18, 2014 · 6H 41M
Kim Philby Audiobook by Tim Milne
from Listen Legally to Popular Authors Full Audiobooks in Bios & Memoirs, Political Figures · host Tim Milne
https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/30/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Kim Philby Subtitle: The Unknown Story of the KGB's Master-Spy Author: Tim Milne Narrator: Liam Tobin Format: Unabridged Length: 6 hrs and 41 mins Language: English Release date: 12-18-14 Publisher: Oakhill Publishing Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 16 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Political Figures Publisher's Summary: Kim Philby, the so-called Third Man in the Cambridge spy ring, was the Cold War's most infamous traitor, a Soviet spy at the heart of British intelligence. Philby joined Britain's secret service MI6 during the war and went on to head the section tasked with rooting out Russian spies before becoming the service's chief liaison officer with the CIA. He betrayed hundreds of British and US agents to the Russians and compromised numerous operations inside the Soviet Union. Tim Milne was Philby's closest and oldest friend. They studied at Westminster School together and when Philby joined MI6 he immediately recruited Milne as his deputy. Philby's treachery was a huge blow to Milne and, after he retired, he wrote a highly revealing description of Philby's time in the secret service. Publication of the memoirs was banned by MI6 but, after Milne's death in 2010, his family were determined that this insider's account of the Philby affair be published. Edited to include newly released top-secret documents showing how the KGB's master spy managed to fool MI6 even after he defected to Moscow, this is the final word on one of the world's most notorious spies by the MI6 colleague who knew him best, the insider account of the Philby affair that Britain's spy chiefs did not want you to hear. Critic Reviews: "Elegant and rich in detail, it provides intriguing glimpses of the man who would become the 20th century's most notorious British spy and traitor." (Mail on Sunday) "An often intimate portrait of the Third Man, candid in its assessments." (The Telegraph) "[Milne] explains one of the most enduring mysteries surrounding the notorious Soviet spy." (The Guardian)
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