Best of Enemies: The Last Great Spy Story of the Cold War
Autor Gus Russoen Limba Engleză Paperback – 30 sep 2019
The
thrilling
story
of
two
Cold
War
spies,
CIA
case
officer
Jack
Platt
and
KGB
agent
Gennady
Vasilenko
--
improbable
friends
at
a
time
when
they
should
have
been
anything
but.
In
1978,
CIA
maverick
Jack
Platt
and
KGB
agent
Gennady
Vasilenko
were
new
arrivals
on
the
Washington,
DC
intelligence
scene,
with
Jack
working
out
of
the
CIA's
counterintelligence
office
and
Gennady
out
of
the
Soviet
Embassy.
Both
men,
already
notorious
iconoclasts
within
their
respective
agencies,
were
assigned
to
seduce
the
other
into
betraying
his
country
in
the
urgent
final
days
of
the
Cold
War,
but
instead
the
men
ended
up
becoming
the
best
of
friends-blood
brothers.
Theirs
is
a
friendship
that
never
should
have
happened,
and
their
story
is
chock
full
of
treachery,
darkly
comic
misunderstandings,
bureaucratic
inanity,
the
Russian
Mafia,
and
landmark
intelligence
breakthroughs
of
the
past
half
century.
In
BEST
OF
ENEMIES,
two
espionage
cowboys
reveal
how
they
became
key
behind-the-scenes
players
in
solving
some
of
the
most
celebrated
spy
stories
of
the
twentieth
century,
including
the
crucial
discovery
of
the
Soviet
mole
Robert
Hanssen,
the
2010
Spy
Swap
which
freed
Gennady
from
Soviet
imprisonment,
and
how
Robert
De
Niro
played
a
real-life
role
in
helping
Gennady
stay
alive
during
his
incarceration
in
Russia
after
being
falsely
accused
of
spying
for
the
Americans.
Through
their
eyes,
we
see
the
distinctions
between
the
Russian
and
American
methods
of
conducting
espionage
and
the
painful
birth
of
the
new
Russia,
whose
leader,
Vladimir
Putin,
dreams
he
can
roll
back
to
the
ideals
of
the
old
USSR.
Preț: 97.51 lei
Nou
Puncte Express: 146
Preț estimativ în valută:
18.66€ • 19.63$ • 15.54£
18.66€ • 19.63$ • 15.54£
Carte disponibilă
Livrare economică 13-27 decembrie
Preluare comenzi: 021 569.72.76
Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781538761335
ISBN-10: 1538761335
Pagini: 288
Dimensiuni: 138 x 206 x 28 mm
Greutate: 0.32 kg
Editura: Grand Central Publishing
Colecția Twelve
ISBN-10: 1538761335
Pagini: 288
Dimensiuni: 138 x 206 x 28 mm
Greutate: 0.32 kg
Editura: Grand Central Publishing
Colecția Twelve
Recenzii
"Fast
paced
and
lively."—The
New
York
Times
"This strange, exciting and intriguing tale, laced with international derring-do and extreme personal sacrifice, is destined to become a Cold War classic."—John Douglas and Mark Olshaker, #1 New York Times bestselling authors of Mindhunter and Law & Disorder
"This book is crucial for anyone who wants to understand espionage or the Cold War."—James Grady, New York Times bestselling author of Six Days of the Condor
"If John le Carré wrote nonfiction and was a great reporter, BEST OF ENEMIES would be the result."—Laurence Leamer, New York Times bestselling author of The Kennedy Women
"It's not often you come across a book that's engrossing, topical and instructive; BEST OF ENEMIES is all of those things, and then some. Empathy is never easy -- as this book makes abundantly clear -- but if there were more of it in the world today, we'd all be better off. A must read."—Ian Bremmer, bestselling author of Us vs. Them, Superpower, and The J Curve
"BEST OF ENEMIES is a knockout thriller about one of the great yarns in international espionage: how an American CIA agent and a Russian KGB agent wound up on the same side. You have to read it to believe it."—Tom Brokaw
"BEST OF ENEMIES is a riveting spy thriller and love story -- and best of all, it is a true one! The incredible tale of the deep and enduring friendship of CIA legend 'Cowboy' Jack Platt and charismatic KGB spy Gennady Vasilenko frames a mesmerizing journey thorugh the Cold War that did more than entertain me -- it also gave me more insight into the intelligence world in the US and Russia than anything else I have read."—Norman Ornstein, resident scholar, American Enterprise Institute
"Cowboys and commies -- sworn adversaries Jack (CIA) and Gennady (KGB) save each other's lives and become the best of friends. Guns, girls, and gulags -- and the iconic Robert De Niro in a real-life role -- delivered by two of Washington's most savvy insiders -- Eric Dezenhall and Gus Russo."—Richard Ben-Veniste, Watergate Special Prosecutor, Member 9/11 Commission
"BEST OF ENEMIES is the ultimate true-life spy tale. Gus Russo and Eric Dezenhall have written a rollicking Cold War thriller centered around the most crazily improbable of friendships -- between top spies at the CIA and KGB. Russo and Dezenhall's deep reporting, including interviews with the spies themselves, proves again that fiction has nothing on truth. A wild cast of characters; even Robert De Niro makes an appearance. Important and entertaining."—Philip Shenon, New York Times bestselling author of A Cruel and Shocking Act: The Secret History of the Kennedy Assassination and The Commission: The Uncensored History of the 9/11 Investigation
"A compelling Cold War fable that illuminates the essence of a human recruitment operation: the unshakable friendship between two men that endured in the Wilderness of Mirrors."—Jason Matthews, New York Times bestselling author of The Red Sparrow spy novels and 33-year CIA veteran trained by Jack Platt
"An informative and exciting history for the general reader and for the espionage expert alike."—Publishers Weekly
"A rollicking tale of Cold War espionage...An unusual, entertaining story of steadfast friendship amid governmental treachery."—Kirkus
"BEST OF ENEMIES is rich in detail that espionage aficionados will enjoy -- including CIA cryptonyms, tradecraft, and details of Russian abuse of those they suspect of disloyalty...[The] biggest contribution of the book, however, is its depiction of the long game of intelligence, played out not in months or years, but in decades; the toll on the personal lives of not only the participants, but of their families; and the uplifting message that intelligence officers (at least initially) on opposite sides of the battle can find friendship and common values in each other."—The Cipher Brief
"[An] engrossing tale...highly recommended for those who miss the showThe Americansand others who immerse themselves in intelligence intrigue."—Library Journal
"Perfect for the person who's still mourning the end of 'The Americans' and its bromance between Stan Beeman and Philip Jennings."—New York Post
"This strange, exciting and intriguing tale, laced with international derring-do and extreme personal sacrifice, is destined to become a Cold War classic."—John Douglas and Mark Olshaker, #1 New York Times bestselling authors of Mindhunter and Law & Disorder
"This book is crucial for anyone who wants to understand espionage or the Cold War."—James Grady, New York Times bestselling author of Six Days of the Condor
"If John le Carré wrote nonfiction and was a great reporter, BEST OF ENEMIES would be the result."—Laurence Leamer, New York Times bestselling author of The Kennedy Women
"It's not often you come across a book that's engrossing, topical and instructive; BEST OF ENEMIES is all of those things, and then some. Empathy is never easy -- as this book makes abundantly clear -- but if there were more of it in the world today, we'd all be better off. A must read."—Ian Bremmer, bestselling author of Us vs. Them, Superpower, and The J Curve
"BEST OF ENEMIES is a knockout thriller about one of the great yarns in international espionage: how an American CIA agent and a Russian KGB agent wound up on the same side. You have to read it to believe it."—Tom Brokaw
"BEST OF ENEMIES is a riveting spy thriller and love story -- and best of all, it is a true one! The incredible tale of the deep and enduring friendship of CIA legend 'Cowboy' Jack Platt and charismatic KGB spy Gennady Vasilenko frames a mesmerizing journey thorugh the Cold War that did more than entertain me -- it also gave me more insight into the intelligence world in the US and Russia than anything else I have read."—Norman Ornstein, resident scholar, American Enterprise Institute
"Cowboys and commies -- sworn adversaries Jack (CIA) and Gennady (KGB) save each other's lives and become the best of friends. Guns, girls, and gulags -- and the iconic Robert De Niro in a real-life role -- delivered by two of Washington's most savvy insiders -- Eric Dezenhall and Gus Russo."—Richard Ben-Veniste, Watergate Special Prosecutor, Member 9/11 Commission
"BEST OF ENEMIES is the ultimate true-life spy tale. Gus Russo and Eric Dezenhall have written a rollicking Cold War thriller centered around the most crazily improbable of friendships -- between top spies at the CIA and KGB. Russo and Dezenhall's deep reporting, including interviews with the spies themselves, proves again that fiction has nothing on truth. A wild cast of characters; even Robert De Niro makes an appearance. Important and entertaining."—Philip Shenon, New York Times bestselling author of A Cruel and Shocking Act: The Secret History of the Kennedy Assassination and The Commission: The Uncensored History of the 9/11 Investigation
"A compelling Cold War fable that illuminates the essence of a human recruitment operation: the unshakable friendship between two men that endured in the Wilderness of Mirrors."—Jason Matthews, New York Times bestselling author of The Red Sparrow spy novels and 33-year CIA veteran trained by Jack Platt
"An informative and exciting history for the general reader and for the espionage expert alike."—Publishers Weekly
"A rollicking tale of Cold War espionage...An unusual, entertaining story of steadfast friendship amid governmental treachery."—Kirkus
"BEST OF ENEMIES is rich in detail that espionage aficionados will enjoy -- including CIA cryptonyms, tradecraft, and details of Russian abuse of those they suspect of disloyalty...[The] biggest contribution of the book, however, is its depiction of the long game of intelligence, played out not in months or years, but in decades; the toll on the personal lives of not only the participants, but of their families; and the uplifting message that intelligence officers (at least initially) on opposite sides of the battle can find friendship and common values in each other."—The Cipher Brief
"[An] engrossing tale...highly recommended for those who miss the showThe Americansand others who immerse themselves in intelligence intrigue."—Library Journal
"Perfect for the person who's still mourning the end of 'The Americans' and its bromance between Stan Beeman and Philip Jennings."—New York Post