Book description
An unprecedented expose of Soviet espionage in the United States during the 1930s and 40s
This stunning book, based on KGB archives that have never come to light before, provides the most complete account of Soviet espionage in America ever written. In 1993, former KGB officer Alexander Vassiliev was permitted…
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2 authors picked Spies as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
This book is the most comprehensive account of KGB spying in America and two of its authors have studied the subject exhaustively for decades and the third author is a Soviet ex KGB agent with firsthand knowledge of and access to Soviet KGB files.
This is the bible and go-to book for any studied interest in the subject.
From Brian's list on the idealistic spies Joel Barr, Alfred Sarant, and Julius Rosenberg.
I treasure this book not only because I possess one of the few hardback copies inscribed by all three authors but also because I consider Spies the most authoritative book about KGB espionage operations in America during the 1930s and 40s. Without question, if I could own own only one book about Soviet espionage in America, this would be it!.
I’ve known the principal author, John Haynes, for over thirty years. Though we do not always agree on who was or was not a Soviet spy, I have the utmost respect for his scholarship and encyclopedic knowledge of KGB operations.…
From R.'s list on Cold-War Soviet espionage in America and abroad.
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