He was the perfect British gentleman - polite, well-spoken, impeccable manners and a knack for charming everyone who came in ...

Philby was one of the 20th century's most legendary spies. NPR's Arun Rath talks with author Ben Macintyre about his new book, A Spy Among Friends, and the boozy secret to Philby's success.

Kim Philby is buried in Moscow's Kuntsevo cemetery, not far from Leon Trotsky's assassin Fifty years ago one of Britain's most infamous spies, Kim Philby, defected to the Soviet Union. The ...

The English author’s words are used as an epigraph to “A Spy Among Friends”, Ben Macintyre’s bestselling book of 2014 about Harold “Kim” Philby, as well as for a new television adaptation.

The documents reveal fascinating new details about the infamous MI6 double agent Kim Philby and his betrayals. Recommended MI5 ‘missed chance to expose Soviet spy Kim Philby decade sooner’ A ...

Kim Philby, Britain’s most infamous spy, could have been unmasked as a double agent years before he fled to the Soviet Union, newly declassified records have revealed. Four things you may not ...

17 op-ed, “Sometimes, the story is about the spies who aren’t there,” was a clear example of how the virus of Kim Philby still infects the CIA and its staff. Philby was the most significant ...

IN October 1917, Mr. Philby found himself the sole representative of Britain in the heart of Arabia on a mission which was organised, with the encouragement afforded by the initial success of the ...