A Spy Named Orphan: The Enigma of Donald Maclean - Couverture souple

Philipps, Roland

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1784703575 ISBN 13 : 9781784703578

Editeur : Vintage, 2019

Synopsis

Donald Maclean was a star diplomat, an establishment insider and a keeper of some of the West’s greatest secrets. He was also a Russian spy…

Codenamed ‘Orphan’ by his Russian recruiter, Maclean was Britain’s most gifted traitor. But as he leaked huge amounts of top-secret intelligence, an international code-breaking operation was rapidly closing in on him. Moments before he was unmasked, Maclean escaped to Moscow.

Drawing on a wealth of previously classified material, A Spy Named Orphan now tells this story for the first time in full, revealing the character and devastating impact of perhaps the most dangerous Soviet agent of the twentieth century.

‘Superb’
William Boyd

‘Fascinating… An exceptional story of espionage and betrayal, thrillingly told’
Philippe Sands

‘A cracking story… Impressively researched’
Sunday Times

‘Philipps makes the story and the slow uncovering of [Maclean’s] treachery a gripping narrative’
Alan Bennett

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

ROLAND PHILIPPS was a leading publisher for many years. A Spy Named Orphan, his first book, arose from lifelong connections to Donald Maclean and his story. It was shortlisted for the Slightly Foxed Best First Biography Prize 2018, was a Daily Mail Book of the Year and received widespread critical acclaim. His second book, Victoire, was published by The Bodley Head in 2021.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Vintage
• Date d'édition: 2019
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1784703575
• ISBN 13: 9781784703578
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 480
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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