This is where I began. This moodily suspenseful film is well-researched (with some alterations made for dramatic effect); the acting is splendid, the script is excellent, the commentary is informative.

Even though this book by now is actually an old look at the Foreign Office spies, it is nevertheless a good place to get an overview of the case that brought Philby and the others down.

An excellent account of Philby's life and career, written in the 1970s. The authors present the evidence as it was so-far known in an unbiased fashion. The well-written book held my interest from beginning to end.

I enjoyed this one so much that I gave away the paperback to a friend and bought the hardback!

Knightley interviewed Kim Philby in Moscow before his death. Although this book is low key, it is thoroughly researched and bears a second reading since it is chocabloc full of information. British Amazon.co.uk sells the new edition.

An objective evaluation by a world-class historian, who worked under Philby in section V of SIS during the war.

Bristow worked for Philby in Section V of SIS. He gives us an interesting view of Spain and Portugal—hotbeds of spies. Bristow protests that he was shocked when he discovered that his old friend Philby was a double agent! C'est la guerre froide!

This book contains selected Philby reports from the KGB files. Many present hard intelligence. However, Philby's detailed report on London clubs (including The Nuthouse) and their frequenters (including Happy Harbottle and Snooty Parker) must surely have been a colossal joke at the expense of the KGB, which was always pestering him to answer the same tiresome questions over and over.

Nicholas Elliot certainly does not violate the British Official Secrets act! He tells us nothing about his career as an SIS officer. As far as I'm concerned, the best part of the book is that it is signed by the author, who not only knew Philby but also confronted him in Beirut and sent him packing to Moscow.

I wondered why Anthony Hopkins, whose picture graces the cover of the DVD, would be cast as Anthony Blunt. I was greatly relieved to discover that Hopkins portrays Guy Burgess. The directors had the good sense to cast the late Ian Richardson as Blunt—the perfect choice.

The prose in this novel can only be described as luminous. Banville has grafted the life of British poet Louis Macneice onto that of art historian and Cambridge Spy, Anthony Blunt. Appropriate, since both were friends at Marlborough School. A brilliant strategy and a poignant portrayal.

With friends like the ever-so-shocked Goronwy Rees (whom the Mitrokhin Archive [v.1, 37] reveals as a Soviet agent), Guy Burgess didn't need any enemies! Take with a grain of salt!

A difficult book to read. Nevertheless, Hamrick's thesis, that SIS set a trap for Philby, Burgess, and Maclean, is provocative. Such a scenario might explain the many anomalies in the case (and so might other scenarios in the "wilderness of mirrors").

This absorbing book not only relates the history of espionage during the twentieth century but it also questions the necessity of governments to engage in spying. Fascinating!

Interesting account of CIA chief of counter-intelligence, James Jesus Angleton, who, during WWII, learned his much of his tradecraft at the feet of Kim Philby. Angleton is said to have coined the phrase "Wilderness of Mirrors," which so aptly characterizes any attempts to solve the mysteries of espionage.

The story behind the Spycatcher trial of MI5 technical adviser, Peter Wright, whom the British government tried to prevent from publishing his memoirs. The case came to trial in Australia and Wright won! Fortunately for us readers, Wright's vindication opened the floodgates of Cold War British espionage books! Pip, Pip, Hooray!!!

Not a cuddly book, but a useful and sometimes interesting reference. I would like to read more on the provenance of the information and why its bearer was considered so reliable.

A good book for keeping track of the multifarious cast of characters as well as trade terminology.

A elegant combination of 007 for the Educated and Upstairs-Downstairs, set against the bakdrop of history from 1900-1925. Extremely entertaining and informative. Would be excellent for a world history class.