The Spy and the Traitor

The Greatest Espionage Story of the Cold War

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Recommended by Casey Neistat, Isabel Hardman, Amrullah Saleh, and 5 others. See all reviews

Ranked #1 in The Cold War, Ranked #3 in Book Types — see more rankings.

The celebrated author of A Spy Among Friends and Rogue Heroes returns with his greatest spy story yet, a thrilling Cold War-era tale of Oleg Gordievsky, the Russian whose secret work helped hasten the collapse of the Soviet Union.

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... more
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Casey Neistat Founder/368 Creative Spacejust finished this yesterday. absolutely fantastic book. super recommend if you're into spycraft and espionage. bravo @BenMacintyre1 https://t.co/4OG4C1cBQ1 (Source)

Isabel Hardman @holland_tom @BenMacintyre1 Oh it’s a brilliant book isn’t it. Another one I was sad to finish. (Source)

Amrullah Saleh I had a great conversation with Ambassador Micheal Lund Jeppesen of @DKinAfghanistan . On the sidelines of our rich conversation we spoke of the Spy & the Traitor a great book in which Denmark's intelligence features highly. Proud of our alliance & cooperation. https://t.co/47GMb7ETWr (Source)

Gady Epstein Think I’ll read a non-China spy story for a change. Have heard great things about this book https://t.co/QcBa0ozRfG (Source)

Oli Barrett Brilliant book by @BenMacintyre1 (The Spy and the Traitor), the true story of Oleg Gordievsky. Recommended. https://t.co/yfjndgQXQ6 (cc @JonnyGeller) https://t.co/0jStEz4rsi (Source)

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