{"product_id":"the-spy-and-the-traitor-the-greatest-espionage-story-of-the-cold-war-paperback","title":"The Spy and the Traitor: The Greatest Espionage Story of the Cold War - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBen MacIntyre\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER - \u003cb\u003eThe celebrated author of \u003ci\u003eDouble Cross\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eRogue Heroes\u003c\/i\u003e returns with a thrilling \u003ci\u003eAmericans\u003c\/i\u003e-era tale of Oleg Gordievsky, the Russian whose secret work helped hasten the end of the Cold War.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"The best true spy story I have ever read.\"--JOHN LE CARRÉ \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eNamed a Best Book of the Year by \u003ci\u003eThe Economist\u003c\/i\u003e - Shortlisted for the Bailie Giffords Prize in Nonfiction\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e If anyone could be considered a Russian counterpart to the infamous British double-agent Kim Philby, it was Oleg Gordievsky. The son of two KGB agents and the product of the best Soviet institutions, the savvy, sophisticated Gordievsky grew to see his nation's communism as both criminal and philistine. He took his first posting for Russian intelligence in 1968 and eventually became the Soviet Union's top man in London, but from 1973 on he was secretly working for MI6. For nearly a decade, as the Cold War reached its twilight, Gordievsky helped the West turn the tables on the KGB, exposing Russian spies and helping to foil countless intelligence plots, as the Soviet leadership grew increasingly paranoid at the United States's nuclear first-strike capabilities and brought the world closer to the brink of war. Desperate to keep the circle of trust close, MI6 never revealed Gordievsky's name to its counterparts in the CIA, which in turn grew obsessed with figuring out the identity of Britain's obviously top-level source. Their obsession ultimately doomed Gordievsky: the CIA officer assigned to identify him was none other than Aldrich Ames, the man who would become infamous for secretly spying for the Soviets. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Unfolding the delicious three-way gamesmanship between America, Britain, and the Soviet Union, and culminating in the gripping cinematic beat-by-beat of Gordievsky's nail-biting escape from Moscow in 1985, Ben Macintyre's latest may be his best yet. Like the greatest novels of John le Carré, it brings readers deep into a world of treachery and betrayal, where the lines bleed between the personal and the professional, and one man's hatred of communism had the power to change the future of nations.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBen Macintyre\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer-at-large for \u003ci\u003eThe Times of London\u003c\/i\u003e and the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eA Spy Among Friends\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDouble Cross\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOperation Mincemeat\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAgent Zigzag\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eRogue Heroes\u003c\/i\u003e, among other books. Macintyre has also written and presented BBC documentaries of his work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.05 x 5.25 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 06, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42693820907583,"sku":"9781101904213","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/b134838aa38e7652b45b87446cbb810b.webp?v=1765000086","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/the-spy-and-the-traitor-the-greatest-espionage-story-of-the-cold-war-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}