Bibliograph

A spy named Orphan, the enigma of Donald Maclean, Roland Philipps

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A spy named Orphan, the enigma of Donald Maclean, Roland Philipps

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

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individual biography

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platesillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

A spy named Orphan

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1031320246

Responsibility statement

Roland Philipps

Sub title

the enigma of Donald Maclean

Summary

"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

Table Of Contents

Purity in thought -- Dared to question -- Orphan -- Lyric -- City of light -- Left Bank -- Blitz and Barbarossa -- Homer -- Iron Curtain -- Distant thunder -- Access all areas -- Chaos on the Nile -- Collapse -- Reconciliation -- Curzon -- Endgame -- Establishment -- Into the wilderness -- Comrade Frazer

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Enigma of Donald Maclean

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