Using recently declassified files, Stalin’s Apostles by Antonia Senior explores the treachery of five British men who spied for the Soviet Union. These individuals—Donald Maclean, Guy Burgess, Kim Philby, John Cairncross, and Anthony Blunt—were radicalized while attending Cambridge University in the 1930s. Their espionage provided Stalin with critical inside intelligence on US and British strategy for over two decades, directly and indirectly causing the deaths of thousands fighting Soviet domination.

Key Insights and Focus

• In-depth analysis of the Cambridge Five: Donald Maclean, Guy Burgess, Kim Philby, John Cairncross, and Anthony Blunt.
• Explores how their supply of British and US intelligence influenced Stalin's strategic decisions during a critical historical period.
• Examines the role of the British Establishment in shielding four of the five spies from prosecution.
• Connects the legacy of the Cambridge Five to the modern threat posed by Russia's imperial ambitions under Putin.

Specifications

This paperback edition is written in English by author Antonia Senior and published by Hodder & Stoughton. It contains 496 pages of historical narrative.

• Author: Antonia Senior
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Print Length: 496 pages
• Publication Date: April 9, 2026
• ISBN-10: 1399727907
• ISBN-13: 978-1399727907
• Dimensions: 15.2 x 4.6 x 23.2 cm
• Weight: 598 g

Discover the gripping, meticulously researched account of the most significant act of espionage against the West, detailing the scope of the betrayal and the subsequent cover-up.