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Ben Macintyre tells the story of a man who stood on both sides of the Cold War and was immortalized forever as history’s most famous traitor. A Spy Among Friends is the biographical account of the life and times of Kim Philby. Summary of the Book During the height of the Cold War, Kim Philby was one of the most trusted British intelligence agents. His closest friends, Nicholas Elliott of MI6 and James Jesus Angleton, the CIA intelligence chief, thought they knew him better than anyone. They thought wrong. Philby was a double agent, a Soviet mole who had betrayed them at every turn, offering up Allied operations’ secrets to the Russians. How was it that one man could move unnoticed amidst one of the greatest intelligence agencies of its time? How was it that no one noticed that their best agent had decided to become a spy for the Russians? An intimate tale of loyalty, treachery, class and conscience, this is a story of a man who betrayed heart and soul and became an enigma. Containing newly released notes and files from MI5 and hitherto hidden family archives, this account presents a detailed story of Kim Philby, one of the Cold War’s last great secrets. About Ben Macintyre Ben Macintyre is a British writer, historian and columnist for The Times. He has also written The Napoleon of Crime: The Life and Times of Adam Worth, Master Thief, The Man Who Would Be King: The First American in Afghanistan and Agent Zigzag: The True Wartime Story of Eddie Chapman: Lover, Betrayer, Hero, Spy.