Phillip Knightley s'est imposé comme un journaliste d'investigation au profond intérêt pour les reportages de guerre, la propagande et l'espionnage. Au cours de ses deux décennies au sein du Sunday Times, il est devenu un membre essentiel de son équipe Insight, remportant deux fois le prestigieux prix du journaliste de l'année. Sa vaste connaissance de la communauté internationale du renseignement, acquise grâce à des interactions directes avec les chefs du renseignement mondiaux, offre une perspective unique pour explorer des opérations et des motivations complexes. Le travail de Knightley se penche constamment sur les subtilités de la découverte et de la diffusion de la vérité.
A story of heroism and collusion, censorship and suppression, myth-making and propaganda. Now brought up to date with new material on the war in Afghanistan. Australian author.
The spy is as old as history but spy services are quite new. Britain founded the first, Her Majesty's Secret Intelligence Service, in dubious circumstances in 1909. Others followed until no country considered itself a nation unless it had a corps of spies. The biggest and most expensive is America's Central Intelligence Agency, the CIA, formed as recently as 1947. The CIA's principle enemy was the Soviet Union's KGB, and the clash of these two giants has been the thrilling stuff of history, novels, films and plays. In assessing the real role of the spy, Phillip Knightley brilliantly takes all the real characters of the spies themselves - Mata Hari, Sidney Reilly, Richard Sorge, Kim Philby, George Blake, James Jesus Angleton, Ruth Kuczinsky, the Rosenbergs - and answers the crucial question. Did they make any difference to the course of history? Or was spying the biggest confidence trick of our time?
The War Correspondent as Hero and Myth-Maker from the Crimea to Iraq
Focusing on the critical themes of press freedom and journalistic ethics, this updated edition explores the challenges faced by journalists in the context of modern warfare. It delves into the responsibilities of the media and the impact of conflict on reporting, making it essential reading for those interested in the intersection of journalism and military actions.
A novelist wouldn't dare invent the story contained herein. That a son of the British establishment could, during a 30 year secret service career, be a Communist agent is too far-fetched for fiction. Here's the story of how Philby did it, of what he did & its consequences; of how he betrayed his country, service, friends & the class which nurtured, shaped & protected him.Authors' PrefaceIntroduction1. BeginningsThe man in Dzerzinsky SquareBoyhood of three spiesThe slave of GodThe Cambridge MarxistsCommitment in ViennaJoining the establishment2. PenetrationThe Spanish decorationThe phony warThe secret worldThe rise of Kim Philby3. ExploitationThe new enemyThe Volkov incidentThe priceless secretsThe Albanian subversion4. DownfallCrack-upGetawayThe secret trialA field agent?Philby's comebackEndgame in BeirutThrough the curtain
Leben und Ansichten des ehemaligen Cambridge-Studenten und späteren Moskauer Meisterspions (gest. 1988); eine Darstellung, die auf ausführlichen Gesprächen des Journalisten Knightley mit dem Maulwurf basiert.
