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Sep 18, 2018 · The author of A Spy Among Friends and Agent Zigzag, among others, does it again, this time delivering a Cold War espionage story for the ages… another can’t miss account of intrigue and intelligence.” — Boston Globe “The subtitle of Macintyre’s latest real-life spy thriller calls it ‘The Greatest Espionage Story of the Cold War ...
- 2018
- Ben Macintyre
Sep 18, 2018 · Ben Macintyre tells the true story of a Soviet spy who betrayed his country and defected to the West with a Safeway bag. This book is a nonfiction account of one of the most daring and influential espionage operations in history.
- (70K)
- Hardcover
The true story of Oleg Gordievsky, the Soviet spy who betrayed his country and helped end the Cold War. Learn how he worked for MI6 for a decade, exposed Russian spies, and escaped from Moscow in this gripping nonfiction book.
- Paperback
Learn how Oleg Gordievsky, a high-ranking KGB officer, became a double agent for MI6 and helped end the Cold War. Discover the true story of his betrayal, his escape, and his role in the CIA's spy scandal.
The Spy and the Traitor is an amazing narrative about the KGB double agent Oleg Gordievsky. The telling of his story is so vivid it seems at times as if you are actually present with the various people and situations covered in the book.
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- Ben MacIntyre
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Shortlisted for the 2018 Ballie Gifford Prize for Nonfiction Heather’s Pick One of The Economist ’s Best Books of the Year One of Indigo’s Top 10 Best Nonfiction Books of 2018 The celebrated author of A Spy Among Friends and Rogue Heroes returns with his greatest spy story yet, a thrilling Cold War-era tale of Oleg Gordievsky, the Russian whose secret work ...
- Ben Macintyre
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Sep 18, 2018 · The Spy and the Traitor, by Ben Macintyre, published in 2018, is the definitive, highly informative, non-fictional account of the defection of a senior-level Soviet spy. He decided to go to the West in the summer of 1985 amidst a flurry of political instability and an uncertain future in the Kremlin.
