SPYMASTER. My 32 Years in Intelligence and Espionage Against the West.

Kalugin, Oleg and Montaigne, Fen.

ISBN 10: 1856850714 / ISBN 13: 9781856850711

Edité par Smith Gryphon, 1994., 1994

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1st U.K. edition. 8vo. Prelims. +[375pp.] B/w. illustrations. Original boards. Pictorial d/w. with slightly faded red spine lettered in red and white. ISBN 1856850714 US$12.

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Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: SPYMASTER. My 32 Years in Intelligence and Espionage Against the West.
• Éditeur: Smith Gryphon, 1994.
• Date de parution: 1994
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 1856850714
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9781856850711
• Reliure: Couverture rigide
• Édition: Edition originale
• État de la jaquette: Jaquette
• Catalogues du vendeur:
  • HISTORY, MILITARY & TRANSPORT

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Synopsis

Taking the reader into the very heart of the Soviet spy apparatus at the peak of the defining event of our time - the Cold War, this book is by the highest-ranking KGB officer ever to tell his story. It is a personal account of a life in espionage at the highest levels. During 32 years with the KGB, Oleg Kalugin enjoyed one of the most illustrious careers in the history of the spy agency, so his dramatic break with the Communist Party and advocacy of democratic reform was a sensational end to an amazing career. Kalugin describes: how he handled American spy John Walker during his time in America; how, as chief of KGB Foreign Counter-Intelligence, he helped rehabilitate the British agent Kim Philby; as well as liaising with other key British spies, such as George Blake and Donald Maclean; and how he worked intimately with the men who ran the KGB, providing the fullest picture yet of its inner workings. This book offers a unique perspective on the "great game" of espionage over the past 30 years, including his decision to walk away from, and actively oppose, the most feared organization in his country.

Présentation de l'éditeur

Oleg Kalugin oversaw the work of American spies, matched wits with the CIA, and became one of the youngest generals in KGB history. Even so, he grew increasingly disillusioned with the Soviet system. In 1990, he went public, exposing the intelligence agency’s shadowy methods. Revised and updated in the light of the KGB’s enduring presence in Russian politics, Spymaster is Kalugin’s impressively illuminating memoir of the final years of the Soviet Union.