A spy named Orphan
Subtitle: the enigma of Donald Maclean
By: Roland Philipps
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: W.W. Norton & Company
Published: 2018
Language: eng
Number of pages: 440
ISBN-13: 9780393608571
Subjects: Great Britain. Foreign Office; Soviet Espionage; Spies; Great Britain; Biography; History
Other titles: Enigma of Donald Maclean
Description: "Donald Maclean was one of the most treacherous spies of the Cold War era, a member of the infamous "Cambridge Five" spy ring. Yet little is known of this shrewd, secretive man. The full extent of his betrayal has never been documented--until now. Drawing on the recent release of previously classified files, A Spy Named Orphan meticulously documents the extraordinary story of a man leading a chilling double life until his exposure and defection to the USSR. Roland Philipps describes a man prone to alcoholic rages, who rose through the ranks of the British Foreign Office while secretly transmitting through his Soviet handlers reams of diplomatic and military secrets detailing intelligence on the making of the atom bomb and the division of power in postwar Europe. His story has inspired an entire genre of spy movies and novels, but no one so far has written the definitive story of the man code-named "Orphan.""--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Purity in thought; title: Dared to question; title: Orphan; title: Lyric; title: City of light; title: Left Bank; title: Blitz and Barbarossa; title: Homer; title: Iron Curtain; title: Distant thunder; title: Access all areas; title: Chaos on the Nile; title: Collapse; title: Reconciliation; title: Curzon; title: Endgame; title: Establishment; title: Into the wilderness; title: Comrade Frazer.