The spy and the traitor : the greatest espionage story of the Cold War / Ben Macintyre.
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.
Record details
- ISBN: 198484153X
- ISBN: 9781984841537
- Physical Description: xii, 559 pages (large print): illustrations ; 24 cm
- Edition: First large print edition.
- Publisher: New York : Random House Large Print, [2018]
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 519-532) and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Introduction: 19 May 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 -- Friday, 19 July -- Finlandia -- Passport for Pimlico -- Codenames and aliases -- Acknowledgements. |
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Subject: | Gordievsky, Oleg. Soviet Union. Komitet gosudarstvenno bezopasnosti > History. Cold War > Biography. Intelligence service > Soviet Union > History. Spies > Soviet Union > Biography. |
Genre: | Large print books. |
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- 3 of 3 copies available at Missouri Evergreen. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Scenic Regional.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Scenic Regional-Hermann | LP 237.1273 MAC (Text) | 3006583825 | Large Print NonFiction | Available | - |