A Spy Named Orphan: The Enigma of Donald Maclean
Non-Fiction, History & Politics, British History, 20th Century Britain | Paperback Published on: 21/02/2019
£12.99
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.
- Publisher: Vintage Publishing
- ISBN: 9781784703578
- Number of pages: 480
- Weight: 330g
- Dimensions: 198 x 129 x 29 mm
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Long on substance, short on style.
This book provided the substance that has long been missing in the story of this member of the Cambridge five. It did so in a non-judgemental way, and one ... READ MORE
CAPTIVATING AND UNFORGETTABLE
This is an incredible book. It's compelling and gripping from beginning to end.
Excellently researched and superbly written You will be engrossed and tot... READ MORE
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