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The Art of Betrayal

July 16, 2024 BOOK REVIEWS / Adventure / AUTHOR / BOOKS / Crime / Espionage / GENRE / Gordon Corera / Historical / History / Military Fiction / Military History / Nonfiction / Politics / War

The Art of Betrayal: The Secret History of MI6: Life and Death in the British Secret Service by Gordon Corera

The Art of Betrayal: by Gordon Corera is a comprehensive history of MI6, the United Kingdom’s Secret Intelligence Service.

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Guy Burgess biography

October 30, 2023 BOOK REVIEWS / AUTHOR / Biography / BOOKS / GENRE / History / Nonfiction / Stewart Purvis

Guy Burgess Biography: The Spy Who Knew Everyone

Guy Burgess biography exploring his role in the Cambridge spy ring, Soviet espionage, and life in Cold War Britain.

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Cambridge Spy Ring

October 20, 2023 BOOK REVIEWS / Andrew Lownie / AUTHOR / Biography / Biography Memoir / BOOKS / British Literature / Espionage / GENRE / Historical / History / Memoir / Nonfiction / Politics / Russia

Stalin’s Englishman: Inside the Cambridge Spy Ring

“Stalin’s Englishman: Guy Burgess, the Cold War, and the Cambridge Spy Ring,” unravels the life of one of the most notorious spies in British history.

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Kim Philby betrayal

October 18, 2023 BOOK REVIEWS / Audiobook / AUTHOR / Ben Macintyre / Biography / Biography Memoir / BOOKS / Espionage / GENRE / Historical / History / Nonfiction / Politics / Russia / War

Kim Philby Betrayal in A Spy Among Friends

Kim Philby betrayal exposed in A Spy Among Friends—a true Cold War story of friendship, lies, and British intelligence failure.

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