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Spy Handler : Memoir of a KGB Officer by Gregory Feifer and Victor Cherkashin (2004, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherBasic Books
ISBN-100465009689
ISBN-139780465009688
eBay Product ID (ePID)30792334
Product Key Features
Book TitleSpy Handler : Memoir of a Kgb Officer
Number of Pages368 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2004
TopicIntelligence & Espionage, Espionage, General, International Relations / General
IllustratorYes
GenrePolitical Science, True Crime, History
AuthorGregory Feifer, Victor Cherkashin
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.2 in
Item Weight24.1 Oz
Item Length9.5 in
Item Width6.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2004-017609
Dewey Edition22
Dewey Decimal327.1247/0092 B
SynopsisVictor Cherkashin's incredible career in the KGB spanned thirty-eight years, from Stalin's death in 1953 to the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991. In this riveting memoir, Cherkashin provides a remarkable insider's view of the KGB's prolonged conflict with the United States, from his recruitment through his rising career in counterintelligence to his prime spot as the KGB's number- two man at the Soviet Embassy in Washington. Victor Cherkashin's story will shed stark new light on the KGB's inner workings over four decades and reveal new details about its major cases. Cherkashin's story is rich in episode and drama. He took part in some of the highest-profile Cold War cases, including tracking down U.S. and British spies around the world. He was posted to stations in the U.S., Australia, India, and Lebanon and traveled the globe for operations in England, Europe, and the Middle East. But it was in 1985, known as "the Year of the Spy," that Cherkashin scored two of the biggest coups of the Cold War. In April of that year, he recruited disgruntled CIA officer Aldrich Ames, becoming his principal handler. Refuting and clarifying other published versions, Cherkashin will offer the most complete account on how and why Ames turned against his country. Cherkashin will also reveal new details about Robert Hanssen's recruitment and later exposure, as only he can. And he will address whether there is an undiscovered KGB spy-another Hanssen or Ames-still at large. Spy Handler will be a major addition to Cold War history, told by one of its key participants., In a memoir more chilling than a John Le Carré novel, we meet the senior KGB officer who recruited and handled two of America's most dangerous traitors, and whose career spanned four continents
LC Classification NumberJN6529.I6C49 2005
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- May 08, 2019
Good reading - kept my interest
Great to read about the Soviet side of the spy stories about Aldrich Ames and Robert Hanssen.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
