Conspiracy of silence

Description:

Before Prime Minister Thatcher exposed him in 1979, Sir Anthony Blunt had been a world-class art historian. He was also a core member of the Cambridge Conspiracy, an intelligence operation whose purpose was to recruit young idealists in elite British universities to become covert agents of espionage.

subjects: Art historians,  Biography,  Gay men,  Gays,  History,  Soviet Espionage,  Spies,  New York Times reviewed,  Espionage, british

People: Anthony Blunt (1907-1983)

Places: Great Britain

Times: 20th century