Spy vs. Spy

Ben Macintyre, journalist and author, will discuss some famous spies and covert operations. Kim Philby was considered the greatest spy in history. He was a brilliant and charming man who rose to head Britain’s counterintelligence against the Soviet Union during the height of the Cold War-while he was secretly working for the enemy. The Double Cross System, which specialized in turning German spies into double agents, was the most sophisticated and successful deception operation ever carried out, ensuring Allied victory at the most pivotal point in the WWII.