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Book SynopsisIn a history once thought too big for one book, the individual lives and careers of theCambridge Five are now woven together in a single action-packed saga. The Cambridge Spy Ring: The Treachery of the Five Who Got Away tells the incredible truestory of the five most damaging spies in British history, from their recruitment at CambridgeUniversity to their infiltration of the highest levels of government, all while successfullyeluding prosecution. When legendary KGB spymaster Arnold Deutsch began cultivating his network of agents, hedidn't try to entice established bureaucrats. He instead sought out young rising stars with eliteeducations and promising futures, enlisted them as spies, and sent them into governmentcareers where they would gain access to the most coveted state secrets in an increasinglypolarised world. Beginning with the recruitment of the audacious Kim Philby, who wouldbecome the de facto ringleader, we follow the exploits of Donald Maclean, Guy Burgess,Anthony Blunt, and John Cairncross as they funnel a deluge of confidential documents andprivileged information to the Soviet KGB. Their espionage adventures spanned nearly two decades, from the Spanish Civil War andStalin's Great Purge, through the Second World War, to the early Cold War. Their anticswould not be complete without binge drinking, fist fights, car wrecks, romantic liaisons, andthe heartless betrayal of friends and country alike. The Cambridge Spy Ring finally pieces together the full account of all five Cambridge Spiesin one compelling history.
