num_pages: 300
description: A novelist wouldn't dare invent the story contained herein. That a son of the British establishment could during a 30 year secret service career be a Communist agent is too far-fetched for fiction. Here's the story of how Philby did it of what he did &amp; its consequences; of how he betrayed his country service friends &amp; the class which nurtured shaped &amp; protected him.Authors' PrefaceIntroduction1. BeginningsThe man in Dzerzinsky SquareBoyhood of three spiesThe slave of God The Cambridge MarxistsCommitment in Vienna Joining the establishment2. PenetrationThe Spanish decorationThe phony war The secret world The rise of Kim Philby 3. ExploitationThe new enemy The Volkov incident The priceless secrets The Albanian subversion4. DownfallCrack-upGetaway The secret trialA field agent? Philby's comebackEndgame in BeirutThrough the curtain
language: English
title: The Philby Conspiracy
publisher: Doubleday & Company, Inc.