{"product_id":"my-silent-war-the-autobiography-of-a-spy-paperback","title":"My Silent War: The Autobiography of a Spy - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKim Philby\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eGraham Greene\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by), \u003cb\u003ePhillip Knightley\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the annals of espionage, one name towers above all others: that of H.A.R. \"Kim\" Philby, the ringleader of the legendary Cambridge spies. A member of the British establishment, Philby joined the Secret Intelligence Service in 1940, rose to the head of Soviet counterintelligence, and, as MI6's liaison with the CIA and the FBI, betrayed every secret of Allied operations to the Russians, fatally compromising covert actions to roll back the Iron Curtain in the early years of the Cold War. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWritten from Moscow in 1967, \u003ci\u003eMy Silent War\u003c\/i\u003e shook the world and introduced a new archetype in fiction: the unrepentant spy. It inspired John le Carr 's Smiley novels and the later espionage novels of Graham Greene. Kim Philby was history's most successful spy. He was also an exceptional writer who gave us the great iconic story of the Cold War and revolutionized, in the process, the art of espionage writing.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the annals of espionage, one name towers above all others: that of H.A.R. \"Kim\" Philby, the ringleader of the legendary Cambridge spies. A member of the British establishment, Philby joined the Secret Intelligence Service in 1940, rose to the head of Soviet counterintelligence, and, as MI6's liaison with the CIA and the FBI, betrayed every secret of Allied operations to the Russians, fatally compromising covert actions to roll back the Iron Curtain in the early years of the Cold War. \u003cbr\u003eWritten from Moscow in 1967, \"My Silent War shook the world and introduced a new archetype in fiction: the unrepentant spy. It inspired John le Carre's Smiley novels and the later espionage novels of Graham Greene. Kim Philby was history's most successful spy. He was also an exceptional writer who gave us the great iconic story of the Cold War and revolutionized, in the process, the art of espionage writing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePhillip Knightley\u003c\/b\u003e is a journalist and the author of \u003ci\u003eMaster Spy: The Story of Kim Philby\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eGraham Greene\u003c\/b\u003e was a member of the SIS and one of the most highly regarded English novelists of the twentieth century. Among his many works are \u003ci\u003eThe Power and the Glory\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Human Factor\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOur Man in Havana\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Third Man\u003c\/i\u003e.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.53 x 8 x 5.26 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 24, 2002\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51987379880237,"sku":"9780375759833","price":22.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/ZpTc6lOFEU9780375759833.webp?v=1776178370","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/my-silent-war-the-autobiography-of-a-spy-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}