The Billion Dollar Spy: A True Story of Cold War Espionage and Betrayal
Autor David E. Hoffmanen Limba Engleză Paperback – 6 iun 2018
'An
astonishingly
detailed
picture
of
espionage
in
the
1980s,
written
with
pacey
journalistic
verve
and
an
eerily
contemporary
feel.'
Ben
Macintyre,The
Times
‘A gripping story of courage, professionalism, and betrayal in the secret world.’ Rodric Braithwaite, British Ambassador in Moscow, 1988-1992
‘One of the best spy stories to come out of the Cold War and all the more riveting for being true.’Washington Post
‘A gripping story of courage, professionalism, and betrayal in the secret world.’ Rodric Braithwaite, British Ambassador in Moscow, 1988-1992
‘One of the best spy stories to come out of the Cold War and all the more riveting for being true.’Washington Post
January, 1977. While the chief of the CIA’s Moscow station fills his gas tank, a stranger drops a note into the car.
In the years that followed, that stranger, Adolf Tolkachev, became one of the West’s most valuable spies. At enormous risk Tolkachev and his handlers conducted clandestine meetings across Moscow, using spy cameras, props, and private codes to elude the KGB in its own backyard – until a shocking betrayal put them all at risk.
Drawing
on
previously
classified
CIA
documents
and
interviews
with
first-hand
participants,The
Billion
Dollar
Spyis
a
brilliant
feat
of
reporting
and
a
riveting
true
story
from
the
final
years
of
the
Cold
War.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781785783524
ISBN-10: 1785783521
Pagini: 400
Dimensiuni: 129 x 198 x 29 mm
Greutate: 0.36 kg
Editura: Icon Books Ltd
Colecția Icon Books Ltd
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
ISBN-10: 1785783521
Pagini: 400
Dimensiuni: 129 x 198 x 29 mm
Greutate: 0.36 kg
Editura: Icon Books Ltd
Colecția Icon Books Ltd
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
Recenzii
'Essential
reading
for
anyone
who
wants
to
know
how
the
spy
mind
works.'
‘It is the human factor that elevates The Billion Dollar Spy to a different level: non-fiction as rich and resonant as a spy novel by John Le Carré or Graham Greene.’ Mail on Sunday
‘It is the human factor that elevates The Billion Dollar Spy to a different level: non-fiction as rich and resonant as a spy novel by John Le Carré or Graham Greene.’ Mail on Sunday
Notă biografică
David E. Hoffman is a contributing editor at The Washington Post and a correspondent for PBS’s flagship investigative series, Frontline. He is the author of The Dead Hand (Icon, 2011), about the end of the Cold War arms race, and winner of a Pulitzer Prize. He lives with his wife in Maryland.
Descriere
'An astonishingly detailed picture of espionage in the 1980s, written with pacey journalistic verve and an eerily contemporary feel.' Ben Macintyre, The Times
‘A gripping story of courage, professionalism, and betrayal in the secret world.’ Rodric Braithwaite, British Ambassador in Moscow, 1988-1992
‘One of the best spy stories to come out of the Cold War and all the more riveting for being true.’ Washington Post
‘A gripping story of courage, professionalism, and betrayal in the secret world.’ Rodric Braithwaite, British Ambassador in Moscow, 1988-1992
‘One of the best spy stories to come out of the Cold War and all the more riveting for being true.’ Washington Post
January, 1977. While the chief of the CIA’s Moscow station fills his gas tank, a stranger drops a note into the car.
In the years that followed, that stranger, Adolf Tolkachev, became one of the West’s most valuable spies. At enormous risk Tolkachev and his handlers conducted clandestine meetings across Moscow, using spy cameras, props, and private codes to elude the KGB in its own backyard – until a shocking betrayal put them all at risk.
Drawing on previously classified CIA documents and interviews with first-hand participants, The Billion Dollar Spy is a brilliant feat of reporting and a riveting true story from the final years of the Cold War.