![]() In The Spy and the Traitor Ben Macintyre reveals a tale of betrayal, duplicity and raw courage that changed the course of the Cold War forever. The Spy and the Traitor review a gripping tale of escape from the USSR Ben Macintyre tells the story of MI6 agent Oleg Gordievsky’s rescue from Moscow in 1985 with elegance and wit A Soviet. So began one of the boldest and most extraordinary episodes in the history of espionage. ![]() ![]() ![]() The Safeway bag was a signal: to activate his escape plan to be smuggled out of Soviet Russia. A senior KGB officer, for more than a decade he had supplied his British spymasters with a stream of priceless secrets from deep within the Soviet intelligence machine. The bag alone was mildly conspicuous, printed with the red logo of Safeway, the British supermarket. READ REVIEW 3 THE SPY AND THE TRAITOR THE GREATEST ESPIONAGE STORY OF THE COLD WAR by Ben Macintyre RELEASE DATE: Sept. In his grey suit and tie, he looked like any other Soviet citizen. The Spy and the Traitor: The Greatest Espionage Story of the Cold Waris a 2018 nonfiction book by Ben Macintyre. THE SPY AND THE TRAITOR Kirkus Reviews Oddly timely, given the return of Russian spying to the front pages, and a first-rate study of the mechanics and psychology. On a warm July evening in 1985, a middle-aged man stood on the pavement of a busy avenue in the heart of Moscow, holding a plastic carrier bag. Shortlisted for the Baillie Gifford Prize 2018Ī thrilling Cold War story about a KGB double agent, by one of Britain's greatest historians Shortlisted for the Pushkin House Russian Book Prize 2019 Winner of the CWA Gold Dagger for Non-Fiction Award 2019 ![]()
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