Im Secret Service. Erinnerungen eines sowjetischen Kundschafters.
[Berlin]: Militärverlag der Deutschen Demokratischen Republik, [1985]. Second edition. Signed by Günter Guillaume (5. 3. 1985) and his wife Christel (21. 5. 1985). With a certificate from Rosa-Luxemburg-Buchhandlung (Berlin), dated May 24, 1995, confirms the authenticity of the signatures. In publisher’s cloth and dust jacket. 193 [3] p. Dust jacket with some light spots. Paper tanned. Otherwise in fine condition.
Philby’s memoir, signed by the top Stasi agents, whose activities led to the resignation of Chancellor Brandt.
An extraordinary association copy of Philby’s memoirs, signed by both Günter Guillaume and Christel Guillaume, the East German spy couple at the center of the Guillaume Affair, which led to the resignation of West German Chancellor Willy Brandt in 1974. Günter Guillaume, a Stasi officer, had infiltrated Brandt’s inner circle, serving as a trusted aide while secretly passing intelligence to East Germany. His exposure caused a major political scandal in West Germany, ultimately forcing Brandt to step down. Christel Guillaume, also a Stasi agent, played an active role in espionage and was convicted alongside her husband.
After serving their prison sentences in West Germany, the Guillaumes were exchanged in a spy swap and returned to East Germany in 1981, where they were celebrated as heroes and awarded the Order of Karl Marx. However, their marriage ended in divorce later that year. Günter Guillaume remarried in 1986 and published his memoirs, Die Aussage, in 1988. He passed away in 1995. Christel Guillaume, who resumed her maiden name Boom after the divorce, lived a quiet life in East Berlin until her death in 2004.
Kim Philby, the most infamous member of the Cambridge Five spy ring, defected to the Soviet Union in 1963 after a long career as a double agent within British intelligence. Im Secret Service presents his account of his espionage activities and loyalty to the Soviet cause. This East German edition reflects his lasting significance as a symbol of Cold War intelligence operations.
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