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The spy and the traitor : the greatest espionage story of the Cold War / Ben Macintyre.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : Crown Publishing Group, [2018]Edition: First editionDescription: viii, 358 pages : illustrations (some color), map ; 25 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781101904190 :
  • 1101904194 :
Other title:
  • Greatest espionage story of the Cold War
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Online version:: Spy and the traitorDDC classification:
  • 921 GORDIEVSKY 15
Contents:
Introduction: May 18, 1985 -- The KGB -- Uncle Gormsson -- SUNBEAM -- Green ink and microfilm -- A plastic bag and a Mars bar -- Agent BOOT -- The safe house -- Operation RYAN -- Koba -- Mr. Collins and Mrs. Thatcher -- Russian roulette -- Cat and mouse -- The dry cleaner -- The runner -- Finlandia -- Epilogue: Passport for Pimlico -- Codenames and aliases -- Acknowledgments.
Summary: Traces the story of Russian intelligence operative Oleg Gordievsky, revealing how his secret work as an undercover MI6 informant helped hasten the end of the Cold War.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 335-343) and index.

Introduction: May 18, 1985 -- The KGB -- Uncle Gormsson -- SUNBEAM -- Green ink and microfilm -- A plastic bag and a Mars bar -- Agent BOOT -- The safe house -- Operation RYAN -- Koba -- Mr. Collins and Mrs. Thatcher -- Russian roulette -- Cat and mouse -- The dry cleaner -- The runner -- Finlandia -- Epilogue: Passport for Pimlico -- Codenames and aliases -- Acknowledgments.

Traces the story of Russian intelligence operative Oleg Gordievsky, revealing how his secret work as an undercover MI6 informant helped hasten the end of the Cold War.

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