Nicholas Elliott was Philby's closest friend and fiercest defender. He had shielded Philby from suspicion for years, convinced that "one of their own" could never be a traitor.
It examines how personal affection can blind even the most professional observers. A Spy Among Friends
Philby was a member of the "Cambridge Five," a notorious group of high-society Englishmen who spied for the KGB while holding top-level positions in British intelligence. Nicholas Elliott was Philby's closest friend and fiercest