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Cambridge Five: Britain's Most Notorious Spy Ring
Paperback
Publisher: Elc Publishing
Published: Sep 3 2026
Pages: 150
Weight: 0.40
Height: 0.32 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
They wore suits, spoke Queen's English-and passed secrets to Stalin.
The Cambridge Five weren't just spies. They were members of Britain's social and academic elite, embedded deep within the halls of power. For decades, they fed the Soviet Union classified information from the heart of British intelligence, undermining Western strategy during the most dangerous decades of the 20th century.
In Cambridge Five: Britain's Most Notorious Spy Ring, historian David G. Stone tells the riveting true story of how five young men-Kim Philby, Guy Burgess, Donald Maclean, Anthony Blunt, and John Cairncross-became the most effective and infamous spy ring in UK history. This is a tale of ideology, betrayal, privilege, and secrets that shook the foundations of trust between allies.
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