The Spy and the Traitor

from Hagelstein

Ben Macintyre can dig deep into some espionage and military history then tell a great story about it. That's exactly what he's done here. Oleg Gordievsky was a KBG Colonel who rose to the head of the London rezidentura before he was uncovered as a long-time spy for MI6, by no less than CIA head o...

from drmaf

Simply one of the best spy thrillers I have raid - and its a non-fiction book! Oleg Gordievsky was the highest ranking KGB officer to spy for the British. A full colonel in the Soviet Union's feared secret service, his decision to betray his country was made from the highest of motives, a desire ...

from ericlee

Was Michael Foot, leader of the British Labour Party, a Soviet agent? Was Jack Jones, head of the country's largest trade union, one as well? According to KGB officer Oleg Gordievsky, they both were. (Foot's code name was 'boot'.) Reaction among today's Labour leadership to Ben MacIntyre's latest...

from breic

An amazing story. It reads like a spy thriller, but with more blunders on both sides. Also, Macintyre doesn't miss the bigger picture. He does a good job covers the details of Gordievsky's spying, the effects of his spying on Western relations with the USSR, and how it fell apart thanks to Ames. ...

from LynnB

Amazing book with great research and strong writing I didn't know anything about Mr. Gordievsky, so the story was a real page-tuner for me. It made me reflect on how the world of the people involved in international espionage is so vastly from the kind of life I live. The author provided good in...